Last Saturday I wrote an article that asked the question, "Is there a Bogeyman in Senate Bill 2186?" My purpose in writing that article was to try to raise awareness about a bill that it seemed nobody was really questioning [read more…]
Yesterday was an important day at the State Capitol in Bismarck. The Senate Education Committee had a hearing on Rep. Ben Koppelman’s (R – District 16) House Bill 1389. If you will recall, this bill proposes to "support the right [read more…]
On Friday, Senate Bill 2186 was on the House Calendar after sailing through the Senate without a single dissenting vote. Typically it would have been introduced, put up for debate, and then voted on. But for some reason the bill [read more…]
When I was going to high school – and especially as I went to college – much of our education system just didn’t make sense to me. Even more baffling are some of the strict legal requirements we place on [read more…]
Just a few days ago I posted an article titled, "The Ultimate Opt Out: Reasons to Escape Public Education Through Homeschooling". In that article, I shared some reasons parents may want to consider homeschooling their children. Especially if their child [read more…]
Last week House Bill 1419 received bi-partisan support when it passed the House with a vote of 86-6. The bill was sponsored by House Minority Leader Corey Mock (D – District 18) and, if signed into law, would authorize the [read more…]
I had an interesting conversation with a legislator this week. I’ve known him for some time and received a message from him to call when I had a moment. As we chatted, he expressed his regret over some votes he [read more…]
Unlike some folks in the State Capitol, Rep. Ben Koppelman (R – District 16) is a fearless advocate for parents. Popularity is not his objective. Doing what he feels is right is. And he has demonstrated that this legislative session [read more…]
Rep. Dwight Kiefert’s (R-District 24) House Bill 1310 has come out of the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee with a 10-2 Do Pass recommendation. If passed, this bill would allow school district’s to set their own policy for allowing [read more…]
The issue of school bond elections is rising to the surface in the state once again. Not only are the communities of Stanley and Bismarck preparing for bond votes on March 7th, but the issue is before the state legislature [read more…]
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