The 800-student school is more than half complete, and will offer area students some opportunities in fine arts that were not previously available in the district. Students and staff are expected to move in next January.
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Fargo just filled a single City Commission seat from a special election in which they had six candidates. Now another story from Grand Forks where we have another heavily contested race for a local leadership position. In Minot, meh… not so much.
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You may have noticed we point to a lot of Rob Port’s commentary on the state’s University System. He’s said repeatedly that administrative costs are out of control. Now he’s getting a little vindication from the New York Times.
Read & Share sourced from: New York TimesThe State Board of Higher Education has offered the position of chancellor to Mark Hagerott. Read more about Mr. Hagerott’s history and vision for North Dakota’s University System below. It is anticipated he will accept the position and begin work July 1. The following is reprinted from a letter addressed to the Board of Higher
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The Common Core math standards say students need more than a textbook understanding of concepts like the Pythagorean Theorem. So two Colorado teachers teamed up for a lesson in real-world math.
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A junior from UND has been appointed as the student representative to the State Board of Higher Education. Read the full news release below. — Official News Release, Governor Dalrymple — Gov. Jack Dalrymple today appointed Brett Johnson, a junior at the University of North Dakota (UND), to serve as the student representative on the State
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Voters shot down Divide County School District’s bid to float $20 million in bonds and extend the school’s debt limit by a wide margin Tuesday evening.
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North Dakota schools are required to perform assessment tests, but the online system used to administer them isn’t working smoothly. Helmut Schmidt of the Fargo Forum has the coverage.
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Minot High-Magic City Campus head principal Scott Faul has been chosen as North Dakota’s secondary school principal of the year. Full story from KX News.
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— Official News Release, Governor Dalrymple — Gov. Jack Dalrymple today signed into law Senate Bill 2151, establishing a state grant program for early childhood education. The bill provides $3 million in state grants to certified pre-kindergarten programs that serve low-income children. “This legislation is a great start,” Gov. Dalrymple said. “We’re confident that the
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A Thursday night meeting by the UND student government got heated as the student senate heard from administrators, students, and others as they considered a vote of no confidence in UND President Robert Kelly.
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Rob Port at Say Anything Blog has the story on a former university system employee who has chosen to go public with some disturbing allegations. Follow the link below for the full story.
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It looks like there is evidence that centralized control in education is starting to suck the fun out being a teacher. Many are leaving the profession, and fewer are enrolling in teaching programs. This is thought provoking commentary.
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Here’s the question: Albert and Bernard just became friends with Cheryl, and they want to know when her birthday is. Cheryl gives them a list of 10 possible dates. May 15, May 16, May 19 June 17, June 18 July 14, July 16 August 14, August 15, August 17 Cheryl then tells Albert and Bernard
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For one college professor, the degree to which American students are uninformed about the major faiths of the world is a problem worth solving and he makes a case adding the study of religion into the public curriculum.
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Over the past 6 years, the amount of student loan debt held by the Federal government has spiked dramatically. The U.S. government now holds more than $875 billion in student loan debt.
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