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Should Governor Burgum Reopen Schools Now?

April 29, 2020 T. Arthur Mason

In mid-March, Governor Doug Burgum issued an Executive Order closing all K-12 schools for a week. He then extended that to “until further notice” and ordered that districts “develop plans for age-appropriate distance learning”. This was, of course, an early [read more…]

Education

School Closures & Remote Learning Again Proves Local Control Myth

April 7, 2020 T. Arthur Mason

I’ve said it for years and written about it a number of times— local control over education is a myth. In part, Governor Doug Burgum’s response — together with the Department of Public Instruction — to the Conronavirus (COVID-19) is [read more…]

North Dakota

District 12 Shenanigans– Attempting to Deny House Endorsement to Young Republican

March 7, 2020 T. Arthur Mason

District 12 Republican leadership apparently has some serious issues— at least when it comes to integrity and good judgment. Perhaps you read the story we broke a week ago about Districts 12 and 29 joining to auction off bottles of [read more…]

North Dakota

NDGOP Executive Committee Votes to Nix DPI Letter of Support

March 5, 2020 T. Arthur Mason

A week ago, North Dakota’s Superintendent of Public Instruction made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Not only was Kirsten Baesler arrested for a DUI, but she also refused a breathalyzer and blood alcohol test. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the first [read more…]

North Dakota

Districts 12 & 29 Republicans Auction Off Bottles of Wine Signed by Baesler

February 29, 2020 T. Arthur Mason

Republicans from Districts 12 and 29 gathered tonight for a Lincoln Day dinner and fundraising auction. And as fate would have it, guess who the keynote speaker was? None other than North Dakota’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, Kirsten Baesler. As [read more…]

Education

Baesler’s Rocky Past, Alcohol Use, & Poor Record as DPI Superintendent

February 29, 2020 T. Arthur Mason

Just over three weeks ago, North Dakota’s Department of Public Instruction (DPI) Superintendent, Kirsten Baesler, announced her intentions to seek reelection. Having first been elected in 2012 by a margin of nearly 11%, and then again in 2016 by about [read more…]

North Dakota

Did Senator Rich Wardner Know They Were Gutting the Auditor or Not?

June 8, 2019 T. Arthur Mason

North Dakota Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner appears to have difficulty keeping his stories straight. I intended on writing about this yesterday, but only had time to get out the story on State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler being [read more…]

Education

DPI Caught in a Lie, but Spokesman Calls State Auditor “Unprofessional”

June 7, 2019 T. Arthur Mason

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…]

Education

ND Senate Protects Public Ed by Defeating Bill Calling for Study of School Choice

March 23, 2019 T. Arthur Mason

On Wednesday, we published an article predicting that the North Dakota Senate would defeat House Bill 1545, which called for the study of replacing property tax with an alternative source of revenue. That was after the Senate Finance & Taxation [read more…]

Education

ND House Rejects Committee Recommendation and Kills DPI Power Grab

February 11, 2019 T. Arthur Mason

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…]

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