The perennial debate over school choice policies is ramping up in North Dakota, as the Legislature’s interim Education Committee and a separate task force consider what educational choice programs could…
A national survey of 1,000 homeschooling parents shows strong support for educational freedom programs, including education savings accounts (ESAs) and tax credits. The online survey conducted by the yes. every kid. foundation.…
After years of declining enrollment on some state campuses, the number of students attending North Dakota colleges and universities shot up more than three percent this fall. The Grand Forks…
The negative effects of closing down schools in favor of online classrooms due to a COVID-19 virus that posed little threat to students continue to be all too apparent. Most…
A federal scholarship tax credit bill that would expand educational freedom to all 50 states has passed the U.S. House Ways & Means Committee and is headed to the U.S.…
A University of North Dakota student has joined a University of Wisconsin student in challenging the constitutionality of a race-based U.S. Department of Education scholarship program in U.S. District Court…
Parents generally have a positive view of their child’s schooling experiences, but satisfaction varies based on the type of school, according to EdChoice’s national 2024 Schooling in America survey conducted in April.…
New test results show millions of students in grades 3-8 require months of additional school to catch up to pre-COVID achievement levels, according to an analysis of MAP Growth reading and math…
Not according to a new poll of likely voters and parents, reports Chalkboard News. The Voters Voice Poll conducted by Noble Predictive Insights in July found that over two-thirds (68 percent) of the nearly…
Over a third of U.S. students grade their school a “C” or below, according to the 2024 edition of the Gallup-Walton Family Foundation Student Report Card survey. The average grade assigned came…
Science magazine Scientific American has recently called for federal homeschooling regulations, stating that without top-down, national mandates on homeschoolers, “an untold number of U.S. children are at risk of a poor education…
Professors at two North Dakota institutions of higher education dodged a bullet last year when lawmakers fell just short of passing legislation to reduce protections for tenured faculty. At the…
Influential music mogul Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) supports Pennsylvania breaking the financial chains that are keeping students stuck in low-performing schools, much to the dismay of the teachers’ union.
More than half of states (29) offer students and families access to school choice programs through education savings accounts, tax-credit scholarships, and/or traditional vouchers. Eleven states now offer all or…
An excerpt from Bill Maher’s new book, What This Comedian Said Will Shock You shared by The Free Press caught my attention recently. In it, Maher references a study of developed countries that he says found…
Photo: UND Athletics / Kerry Ring The North Dakota Legislature passed and Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill into law last year that prohibits transgender athletes from participating on female…