There’s a recent article in the Bismarck Tribune on the subject of teachers spending their own money on classroom supplies. The Tribune’s Blair Emerson writes: “Public school teachers nationwide are spending hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars of their own [read more…]
Unless you live in and/or pay attention to what happens in Fargo, then you’re likely not aware of the contract negotiations going on between the Fargo School board and the Fargo Education Association. I first wrote about this last month [read more…]
State Auditor Josh Gallion’s office released an Audit Report yesterday of the North Dakota Highway Patrol from July 2016 to June 2018. According to a press release: “… the agency was not following internal policies for school bus inspections, was inaccurately [read more…]
Back in January, we published an article explaining that Rep. Dan Johnston’s (R – District 24) House Bill 1052 has the potential to be the most impactful piece of legislation we’ve seen for many homeschool families in North Dakota. In fact, [read more…]
Nine days ago we published an article expressing serious concerns over House Bill 1104. In a nutshell, this bill proposed to give additional authority to the Superintendent of Public Instruction over all licensed early childcare providers when it comes to [read more…]
At the end of October, I wrote about the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) adopting the “North Dakota Learning Standards Birth to Kindergarten 2018 Edition“. Yes, you read it right— birth to Kindergarten. The standards are the result of a joint [read more…]
In a despicable show of support for the North Dakota House Assistant Minority Leader Karla Rose Hanson (D – District 44), eight — yes, EIGHT — legislators, who call themselves Republicans, signed on to House Bill 1537— otherwise known as [read more…]
Two words are often found in debate regarding education, and we hear them most from Republicans— local control. It’s the argument — and the right one I might add — that so long as we’re going to have an education [read more…]
North Dakota is consistently ranked among the most restrictive states in the nation when it comes to homeschooling. In fact, it wasn’t even legal until 1989. Since that time, things have certainly improved, but as someone who is an advocate [read more…]
Two North Dakota lawmakers are proposing a bill in the upcoming 2019 Legislative Session that has the potential to change the way schools across the state handle their snow days. In fact, if passed, the legislation would provide school districts [read more…]
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