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 & Share sourced from: Dickinson PressIt 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.
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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 their degrees.
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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.
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— 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 EverFi. The Office of State Treasurer will partner with local businesses and financial
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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 accommodate the growth.
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— 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 run by the agency. Hoeven’s comments came in response to a Government Accountability
Read & ShareThe 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 moving into Minot.
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— 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 strong support in social media and news releases commending the measure and calling
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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.
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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 Voice news feed.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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Do you ever feel like you’re saying one thing, but the person you’re speaking to is hearing something completely different? It’s probably because they are, and a smart guy from Germany had a few theories as to why that may be. Learn about the challenges we face in communicating in this introductory video on the
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Journalists Emily Guerin and Leigh Paterson of Inside Energy were in Minot yesterday speaking in front of Minot State students and faculty on the Bakken oil fields impact on the country and the world.
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