When school budgets tighten, innovation often feels out of reach — but some district leaders are finding fresh ideas by looking abroad. Through international study tours with Digital Promise, educators from Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Colorado are exploring how Finland and Uruguay approach[...]
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ND stays laser focused on career readiness options
New national data reinforce what labor analysts have been warning for years: The U.S. economy faces a severe skills shortage. States are responding to ensure students have solid credentials, with North Dakota part of the conversation. The Georgetown Center on Education and[...]
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Children Thrive When Teachers and Parents Act Like Allies
When a frustrated parent took to social media to complain about an unreturned email from her child’s teacher, something surprising happened — the internet didn’t pile on. Instead, parents filled the comments with empathy and perspective, reminding everyone how chaotic the first[...]
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About 750,000 Alberta students enter third week of no school amid teachers strike
As Alberta’s teachers’ strike enters a third week, pressure is mounting on both sides — and the provincial government is signaling it may soon step in. Premier Danielle Smith says teachers can “fully expect” back-to-work legislation if classrooms remain closed when lawmakers[...]
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Universities are embracing AI: will students get smarter or stop thinking?
Across the world’s universities, artificial intelligence is no longer an elective — it’s a reckoning. From Beijing to Columbus to Sydney, campuses are rethinking how students learn, test, and think in an age when machines can write essays, solve equations, and mimic[...]
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Moorhead High students plan walkout and protest over safety concerns near and far
At Moorhead High School, a group of students is preparing to leave their classrooms this week — not in defiance, but in determination. Their “Rally for Justice” aims to draw attention to issues close to home and far beyond: gun violence in[...]
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North Dakota students among the leaders in national assessment testing
In a year when many states are grappling with declining math scores, North Dakota stands out for all the right reasons. The state’s fourth- and eighth-graders ranked among the top in the nation on federal math assessments, continuing a decades-long tradition of[...]
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Social media could be shaping how kids’ brains learn—and not for the better
A major new study is giving parents one more reason to rethink how much time kids spend online. Published in JAMA, the research followed more than 6,000 children starting at age nine and found a clear link between heavier social media use[...]
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Math gaps narrowing, but reading scores remain stagnant, new research shows
Even as classrooms settle into post-pandemic rhythms, the question lingers: how far have students really come in catching up? A new national report from testing group NWEA offers a clearer — and more complicated — answer. Math scores are rising modestly, and[...]
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In Missouri, Nearly all state funding for school vouchers used for religious schools
Missouri’s private school voucher program just got a major boost — and a dose of controversy. With $50 million in new state funding, MOScholars has more than doubled its scholarships this year, but nearly all of that money — 98% — is[...]
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State leaders can shape responsible AI use in schools, report finds
Artificial intelligence has swept into classrooms faster than the rules to govern it. A new RAND report shows more than half of students — and just as many teachers — now use AI for schoolwork, lesson planning, or grading. Yet fewer than[...]
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The Stricter the Cellphone Policy, the Happier the Teacher, Research Finds
For years, teachers have warned that smartphones are hijacking students’ attention — and now, the data backs them up. A new national survey of more than 20,000 educators finds that schools with stricter cellphone policies report happier teachers and more engaged students.[...]
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MPS keeps tax request stable
Minot Public Schools approved a $131 million budget that will bring a small but welcome drop in property taxes for most landowners. The change amounts to about $2 less per $100,000 in residential or commercial property value, though individual bills will still[...]
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Classes suspended in Alberta as provincewide teachers strike set to begin today
Alberta’s classrooms could fall silent today as more than 51,000 teachers prepare to strike, halting lessons for over 700,000 students. Talks between the Alberta Teachers Association and the provincial government have stalled, with educators rejecting a 12 percent raise over four years[...]
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U.S. Senate Confirms Baesler as Assistant Secretary of Education
BISMARCK, N.D., Oct. 3, 2025 -- Kirsten Baesler, North Dakota’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction, was confirmed Friday by the U.S. Senate to serve as assistant secretary of elementary and secondary education in the U.S. Department of Education. The position oversees federal[...]
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Rural schools say $100K visa fee could make it hard to hire teachers
In western Alaska, the Kuspuk School District relies on planes to connect its far-flung schools — and on teachers from the Philippines to keep them running. Roughly 60% of its certified teachers are international hires working under special visas. But a new[...]