Local control of education in North Dakota is a myth. There’s simply no other way to put it. And that was once again reaffirmed today when the House Education Committee voted 12-2 Do Not Pass on House Bill 1228. Last [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…]
Last month North Dakotans were invited by our Department of Public Instruction Superintendent, Kirsten Baesler, to attend one of six “listening forums” held across the state on school safety. The meetings were “organized by the Department of Public Instruction, the [read more…]
Last week the Grand Fork’s Herald published an article called “Educational Expense”. I was fascinated by it, because it covered a topic I had been looking into the week before– the cost of per pupil funding for education in North [read more…]
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