The covid pandemic was tough on school participation; kids went missing. And in the recovery, we haven’t bounced back to our pre-pandemic school attendance levels. It’s a trend playing out in schools across the country, across grades, and across demographic differences. But[...]
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House Bill 1446 Sets The Stage for A Debate On University Tenure
Tenured University professors have long enjoyed a level of job security far less common in other lines of work. And if House Bill 1446 is approved, it’s a situation that will change. The bill sets forth the terms in which tenured professors[...]
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U-Mary gets $6M for counselor training program
There’s a growing need for mental health professionals in our schools, and the University of Mary is stepping forward to meet it. And with the help of a $6 million Department of Education grant, they’re able to make the graduate-level coursework free[...]
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Build Montana program receives national recognition as it continues to grow
What do you do if you’ve got a demand for a particular skill but not enough people to do it? If you’re the Montana Equipment Dealer’s Association, you partner with private companies and a public school district and start training kids. In[...]
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Inflation, salary increases top university presidents’ agenda before House Appropriations committee
Yesterday, Minot State’s budget request and enrollment were in the news. Today, it’s the same story from around the State. Several of the state’s university presidents were in front of the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, January 11, to share what’s happening[...]
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Amid Budget Request, Minot State Enrollment Trending Down With Possible Silver Linings Locally
Minot State’s student enrollment has been trending down in recent years, but there’s an emerging silver lining — local numbers are up. Current enrollment shows 2,167 students with significant growth in freshman students from NW North Dakota. Jill Schramm with the Minot[...]
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ND bill aims to cap K-12 superintendent pay, merge leadership of small districts
House Bill 1251, if successful, would consolidate the administration of the state’s smaller school districts and put a cap on superintendent salaries. Controversy is sure to emerge anytime local control is challenged. C.S. Hagen’s writing for Inforum has the full story. [...]Read[...]
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Grand Forks Schools Investing in New Language Arts Curriculum & Data Monitoring With Community Partners
A new language arts curriculum for Grand Forks sixth graders has proven itself; the school board is approving a 10-year $320,000 investment that was previously piloted and found to be an improvement. Additionally, the school district is partnering in a data exchange[...]
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Montana to explore free school meals
For two years during COVID, the federal government supported school lunch programs. And for one Montana legislator, Melissa Romano, what she saw were benefits that outweigh the costs. So much so that she’s introduced a bill to maintain the program statewide. Get[...]
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Free Learning Series “Little Kids, Big World” Featured at North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum
Planning a day trip to Bismarck and taking your toddler? You may want to work around the calendar at the Heritage Center and State Museum. For the rest of January, their programming activities are focused on kids. Check out the new release[...]
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Saving Snowflakes By Banning & Burning Books?
I recently completed reading The 1619 Project. I may or may not have bothered, but the fact that many political types want to ban it from public schools piqued my curiosity. The book is a compilation of essays by a number of[...]
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International teachers complete their journey to Grand Forks
What do you do when you run a school district and finding teachers is tough? In Grand Forks, they cast their net beyond the U.S. borders, and on their first haul they brought in three new teachers from as far away as[...]
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NDSU to reconsider cuts to equine science program after petition gets over 4,000 signatures
Who says citizens and students can’t make a difference? NDSU’s Agriculture Department is reconsidering a decision to cut a position after a well-organized, respectful effort provided some direct comment on the issue. Get the full story from C.S. Hagen writing at Inforum.com.[...]
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The Culture Wars are Here, and They Didn’t Spare the Schools
Race and racism, LGBTQ+, library books: they’re all hot-button cultural topics that evoke strong emotional responses, and often bad behavior by adults, as well. It’s created a hostile environment for our educators and many are sounding the alarm that if it doesn’t[...]
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Cognizant donates 37-Acre North Minot Campus to Minot Public Schools, School District intends to repurpose as 9-12 High School
Minot Public Schools has announced the acquisition of 37-acres in North Minot from Cognizant. The plan is to repurpose the buildings and campus for a second high school. The School District’s full news release follows below. — Official News Release, Minot Public[...]
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Rural students often go unnoticed by colleges. Can virtual counseling put them on the map?
One perceived disadvantage we have in a rural place like North Dakota is that access to the best information, guidance, and practices is limited. In rural schools, this is often more than a perceived disadvantage, it’s an actual one. But what if[...]