One argument against education choice programs is that expanding parental freedom to access alternative learning environments doesn’t mean much in areas with limited options. But a recent study of universal…
Does the American education system provide students enough instructional time to keep them competitive against their peers worldwide? It’s a question policymakers have argued over for decades. In terms of average total…
Definitions of “rural” can vary among researchers and policy officials, leaving the notion of what makes a state the “most rural” open to debate. For example, if the most rural…
If first-term Gov. Kelly Armstrong wanted to make an impression right out of the gate, his controversial vetoes of school choice legislation and a bill protecting minors from sexually explicit…
A week after passage, supporters and opponents of legislation to further restrict explicit materials available to minors in taxpayer-funded libraries and schools in North Dakota remain in limbo as to…
A common objection to school choice is the claim that “public funds” should not be used for non-public schools. The term “public funds” itself is inaccurate. There is no such…
An Education Savings Account (ESA) bill got a thumbs-up from the North Dakota Senate Education Committee this week with a “Do Pass” recommendation. H.B. 1540 allows parents to direct a…
Photo credit: presidentialscholars.org Thirty-two U.S. Presidential Scholar candidates from public and private schools were honored in Fargo Wednesday night after being invited to apply for the prestigious program based on…
For decades students and faculty have been the ones questioning the status quo on college and university campuses. But a decline in enrollment, a rapidly changing workforce and uncertain funding…
A sizable majority of North Dakotans (64 percent) support giving “parents the right to use tax dollars designated for their child’s education to send their child to the public or…
One of the most regrettable results of the COVID classroom lockdowns was a significant rise in chronic absenteeism, a.k.a. skipping school. It’s a problem nationwide that’s proven difficult to get…
The North Dakota House of Representatives debated and passed HB 1540 establishing Education Savings Accounts (ESA) this week, rebounding from a setback in the Education Committee where it received a…
In a show of support for educational freedom, North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong issued a proclamation stating that Jan. 26 – Feb. 1, 2025, is officially School Choice Week in…
Happy National School Choice Week! New survey results reveal that 60 percent of U.S. parents said they considered new or different schools for at least one of their kids last…
School districts could lose hundreds of thousands of dollars or more in funding for failure to comply with state laws under a bill before the North Dakota Legislature. The measure…
In 2020, nearly every governor in the nation shut down schools, tacitly declaring schools to be non-essential. While instruction ostensibly went online, many school districts were ill-equipped for virtual classes.…