By: Bob Hale January 19, 2019 In 2012, Measure 2, an initiated measure to constitutionally abolish property taxes in North Dakota, was soundly defeated by North Dakota voters. Opponents of the measure, lead by state legislators, acknowledged that property taxes [read more…]
A proposal to change the way in which the building and maintenance of K-12 schools in the state are done is set to be considered by the North Dakota State Legislature. Former Speaker of the House, Rep. Larry Bellew (R [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…]
The North Dakota Legislature is in the midst of a three day organizational session this week. The session opened Monday and will conclude today. The regular 2019 Legislative Session is set to convene on January 3rd. Aside from the organizational [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…]
The New Rockford-Sheyenne school board voted 4-2 yesterday against a recommendation to fire their superintendent, Jill Louters. Louters had been the subject of an investigation by School Board President John McKnight for staying in a hotel room on March 23rd [read more…]
The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (DPI) recently ran a story regarding the rollout of their new education dashboard. The title boasts of it as a “New Tool Launched to Provide More Transparency in School Performance”. State Superintendent Kirsten [read more…]
Just less than a year ago, we published an article documenting the fact that North Dakota’s Department of Public Instruction shows that alternatives to public education are on the rise. Earlier this month, we expressed our view that we need [read more…]
One of the driving factors in calculating property taxes is assessed value. As property values increased across the state – especially during the Bakken Oil Boom – so have property tax bills. While reading the minutes of the most recent [read more…]
Last June, the State of Kentucky added itself to a growing number of states that allow Bible study courses in their public schools. At the time of its signing, by Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin, the ACLU warned that while the [read more…]
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