North Dakota
News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in North Dakota
Privacy & Security
K-12 Cybersecurity Lessons Learned From 'Constant Barrage of Attacks'
In North Dakota alone, the state network used by K-12 schools, state universities, and other public agencies experiences 5.7 million known cyberattacks every month.
States
Educational Opportunities and Performance in North Dakota
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Assessment
N.D. Districts Can Substitute ACT for State Test
The first-of-its-kind move stems from a new kind of testing flexibility in the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Federal
Opinion
Yes, Betsy DeVos, Our Schools Are Innovating
Betsy DeVos should take a closer look at how schools are innovating, writes Kirsten Baesler, North Dakota's Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Federal
North Dakota Is First State to Let Districts Use ACT Instead of State Exam
North Dakota has become the first state in the country to take advantage of a new kind of assessment flexibility: It won federal permission to give school districts the right to substitute the ACT for the state's own required high school test.
Standards & Accountability
Photos
Inside Classrooms in Three States: Quality Counts 2018
The 22nd edition of Quality Counts 2018: Report and Rankings focuses on state-by state assessment of public education.
School & District Management
North Dakota Earns a C-Plus on State Report Card, Ranks 16th in Nation
This Quality Counts 2018 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Education
North Dakota the Latest State to Win ESSA-Plan Approval
With the plan's approval, North Dakota's educators will experience some of the nation's most dramatic changes under the Every Student Succeeds Act this fall.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Trump Ed. Dept. Critiques ESSA Plans From Arizona, North Dakota, and Vermont
Arizona, North Dakota, and Vermont will have to make changes to their ESSA plans on a range of issues, including accountability, low-performing schools, and more.
Every Student Succeeds Act
In Some States, ESSA Means More Powers for Local School Boards
Some states, such as California, Kentucky and North Dakota plan to use the Every Student Succeeds Act to bolster the decision-making powers of their local school boards in the coming years.
Every Student Succeeds Act
State to Educators: Here's What ESSA Means for You
North Dakota principals, district officials, and others who will do the heavy lifting get first-hand briefings on the new K-12 law from those who prepared their state's plan.
Social Studies
North Dakota Introduces Native American History
North Dakota is the latest state to make a push for integrating Native American or other ethnic studies into school curricula.
Standards & Accountability
North Dakota Bill Targets Common Core in Both Substance and Name
North Dakota lawmakers fended off an effort to ensure that the state's new standards, and any tests that might be used with them, won't mirror the common core.
States
State of the States: Ariz., Ark., Ga., Idaho, Kan., N.J., N.D., Ore., S.D., Vt., Wash., Wis., Wyo.
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