The first days of college can be overwhelming ones, and Minot State University is working to ease the transition with summer orientation programs designed for new students. KMOT has the story. [...]Read More... from Getting Familiar: Minot State University Connect Orientation
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Kids Who Learn a Foreign Language are Better at Understanding People
The study indicates that kids who are simply exposed to another language in their daily lives are better at understanding people, and joins a growing body of evidence that suggests speakers of multiple languages have advantages in work and life. [...]Read[...]
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North Dakota tops in Rate of Campus Staff Who Work Outside of Classrooms
It seems our state’s public universities have become bastions of employment for those who have nothing to do with education. If you’re wondering why tuition keeps rising at the same time as state appropriations, here’s your reason. [...]Read More... from North[...]
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Non-Academic Skills Are Key To Successful Life
It turns out developing things like grit, a growth mindset, soft skills, emotional skills, and social skills as big a role in life success as academic learning, but those in education are struggling with how to define the concepts. [...]Read More...[...]
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A New Kind Of College Wins State Approval In Rhode Island
There’s a growing portion of the population who spent some time at college, but didn’t get the degree. In Rhode Island, a program called College Unbound has set out to bring these former students back into the fold and help them complete[...]
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Ag Businesses Have Plenty of Job Openings
The business of feeding people continues to grow. As a result, those who pursue a degree in the agricultural sciences are finding an encouraging job market. Get the full story from the Bismarck Tribune. [...]Read More... from Ag Businesses Have Plenty[...]
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Financial Education Program to be Offered for N.D. students
— Official News Release, ND State Treasurer — North Dakota State Treasurer Kelly Schmidt today announced an initiative to bring an innovative, web-based financial education program to every high school student across the state through a partnership with education technology leader[...]
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West Fargo school building committee tackles enrollment explosion
West Fargo schools are facing the same crunch as Minot schools — lots of new students, not enough space. Their solution at this point, a forty person citizen committee will meet five times and come up with a facilities plan that can[...]
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Hoeven: Bureau of Indian Education Must Implement Better Financial Oversight
— Official News Release, Senator Hoeven — At a hearing of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee last week, Senator John Hoeven pressed Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Director Charles “Monty” Roessel to implement better oversight of federal funding for Native American schools[...]
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South Prairie On Track to Open High School This Summer
The Minot area’s next new school is on track for a summer completion and will be ready for students this fall. The addition will allow South Prairie students to continue their education in the district and finish high school there rather than[...]
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Hoeven is Earning Support in the World of School Lunch Programs
— Official News Release, Senator Hoeven — In response to a recent Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, the National School Board Association and the School Nutrition Association (SNA) issued strong endorsements of Senator John Hoeven’s Healthy School Meals Flexibility Act. Both groups voiced[...]
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Education: New Standardized Tests Bring Technical Challenges, Concern
In many states, the roll out of new standardized tests has been anything but smooth. In North Dakota, we’re keeping our options open, but get the rundown on the issue from a national picture in this Associated Press coverage. [...]Read More... from[...]
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Commentary: An Open Letter to ND University System Chancellor
In his weekly column for The Minot Daily News, Rob Port offers a little advice for the state’s new University System Chancellor. It’s well written and covers a lot of the backstory for the next two articles you’ll encounter in The Minot[...]
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Say Anything: UND Was Giving Away Tuition For Sports Game Attendance?
On the heels of a tuition rate increase across the board at state universities, we have a story from Rob Port at Say Anything Blog about UND granting tuition waivers for student’s who attended an athletic event. Uhmmm? [...]Read More... from Say[...]
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Higher Ed Board Committee Recommends Tuition Rate Hikes at All ND Universities
Last month legislators approved a bill that would cap raising tuition at the state’s universities by 2.5% annually, and the State Board of Higher Education finance committee voted to raise tuition at most universities by that much. [...]Read More... from Higher Ed[...]
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Testing Glitches Prompt Formation of Task Force for Standardized Testing
The rollout of computerized standard testing in North Dakota schools has been anything but smooth, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler is forming a task force to explore options. [...]Read More... from Testing Glitches Prompt Formation of Task[...]