If you haven’t heard, Governor Doug Burgum skipped Thursday’s Governor’s Innovative Education Summit in Bismarck. Why? Because he was invited to meet with President Donald Trump and other leaders at the White House on the issue of infrastructure. Because of [read more…]
The 2016-2017 school year has just finished up for schools across North Dakota. But as they head into summer break, education is still on the minds of many. Take for instance the upcoming Governor’s Summit on Innovative Education that will [read more…]
The recent news that the North Dakota University System (NDUS) is requesting a 4% across the board increase for undergraduate tuition – the maximum allowed by state law – for its 11 colleges and universities comes as no surprise. The [read more…]
On September 12th of last year, Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler notified the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium that North Dakota would be withdrawing from the SBAC effective June 30, 2017. This decision meant that the state would have an [read more…]
"An analysis of the Draft 2 Standards in comparison with the Common Core show us that all references to the Common Core State Standards have been dropped from the introductory pages to the Draft 2 Standards. Yet, the standards themselves [read more…]
Today during floor debate on the Department of Commerce budget, House Majority Leader Al Carlson (R – District 41) acknowledged how difficult it has been to make budget cuts. According to Carlson, all departments will have 15-20% cuts, with two [read more…]
When the Founders drafted the United States Constitution, they turned out a document that was simple and limiting. James Madison said,"The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government, are few and defined." A reading of the document [read more…]
There’s moments in politics that are memorable. And last Friday, the debate on House Bill 1428 in the Senate was something I will not soon forget. HB 1428 came out of the Senate Education Committee and to the floor with [read more…]
Last Friday the Senate defeated Rep. Kathy Skroch’s (R – District 26) House Bill 1435. As originally proposed, the bill would have forced school districts to hold bond votes during a general election. Unfortunately, the bill was amended by the [read more…]
Earlier this month, we published an article here on The Minuteman listing 105 reasons to homeschool your children. For the most part, the list came from suggestions sent in from readers of The Minuteman. It’s a great list. I highly [read more…]
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