Put this in the category of clever entertainment, but if you’re quick, you may learn a few things too. Be warned, there’s profanity used to dramatic affect, and the beginning starts at the beginning — when there was nothing. So, getting from[...]
Bismarck’s Legacy High School is on the newer end of the spectrum, but it’s not just the building that has a different feel — there’s also some new approaches to education. One example, instead of employing an IT staff to take care[...]
In a state with a rich history and love of hunting, the question of how students store guns on university campuses is a question that needs a working answer. Adding that to the fact that the legislature is redefining and strengthing our[...]
The political rhetoric regarding immigration has reached a fever pitch, and it’s resulted in an uneasiness that’s filtering into our communities. In Grand Forks, they’re working to combat the tension by bringing people together to talk, discuss, and learn. The hope is[...]
A new policy regarding tenure within the State Board of Higher Education was approved Thursday. The elective policy reduces the timeline required to dismiss a tenured faculty member from 1-year to 90 days and 180 days in circumstances where the primary reason[...]
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The boy’s hockey team in Thief River Falls will serve a team-wide one-week suspension because of inappropriate behavior. Privacy laws prevent the school district from saying more about the event that caused suspension, but an independent investigation resulting from allegations provided the[...]
After a contentious process at UND last year that forced coaches and program supporters to defend their sponsorship by the University. Last fall, the decisions were made and it was thought the issue was closed. But proposed 20% cuts to the Universities[...]
A bill before the legislature would provide local control to school districts that need to make-up school days canceled because of inclement weather. Currently, the Governor is the only official with the authority to waive the need to make up lost school[...]
Two Fargo teachers have decided to dig in deeper with their instruction on the Holocaust. Through a program with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and a local lecture series, Ashlee Cournia and Jacob Kienzle — both middle school teachers — have got[...]
Bishop Ryan Senior Elijah Stewart is among three North Dakota students nominated to U.S. Military Academies by Senator Hoeven. Mr. Stewart will be attending the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. ““We are glad to nominate some of the best and brightest[...]
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The Minot Daily has the full story, here’s the quote from news release issued by the schools: “There is a national shortage of qualified ASL interpreters,” said Holly Pedersen, Department of Special Education chair, in the press release. “Our program allows greater[...]
Kayla Delzer, A 3rd-grade teacher in Mapleton, is taking tech integration to new places in teaching, and for her efforts, she was invited to speak at a Digital Citizenship Summit at Twitter headquarters in San Fransisco. Here’s the quote you should remember[...]
NDSU President Dean Bresciani has earned the trust of the State Board of Higher Education. In not making the decision extend his contract earlier this summer, the board had put Mr. Bresciani on kind of a de facto probation — the hope was[...]
MSU computer science students rose to the top at a recent regional competition that required practical problem solving and programming schools. MSU has been attending the competition for eight years, this was the first year they earned top prize. [...]Read More... from[...]
Minot’s Magic City Discovery Center is opening for its third season. Sometimes described as a children’s museum, the MCDC is open Wednesday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.[...]
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The map of the world you grew up looking at on the wall of your elementary school classroom is known as the Mercator Projection. And it’s wrong, really wrong. But the problem of how to present a 3-dimensional globe onto a flat piece[...]