K-12 EDUCATION
STAFF BLOG NIE ROCKS! Sacred Heart 5th Graders
Monday, May 20, 2013, Tracy Bergum's 5th grade students from Sacred Heart School in East Grand Forks visited the Grand Forks Herald downtown office. Thanks for coming - we enjoyed your visit! ...
Posted on 5/21/13 at 9:18 AM
THE NEW FORTY North Dakota Legislators - did you have sex before marriage?
I was unaware that North Dakota legislators put a law in place in 2011 (that became effective in July 2012) that requires K-12 schools in North Dakota to include in sexual health curriculum "instructi...
Posted on 1/17/13 at 11:38 PM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Program helps N.D. high school students
Low-income high school juniors and seniors can get help paying for dual credit courses through the new North Dakota College Access Network administered by Bank of North Dakota. Applications are avail...
Posted on 12/15/10 at 11:55 AM
N.D. lawmakers build on school funding shift 
New funding formula increases state K-12 aid.
By Brandi Jewett , May 12, 2013
CHUCK WIGER AND KEVIN DAHLE: Senate makes needed investments in K-12
Recently, the Minnesota Senate passed education bills that send an encouraging message to students, parents, teachers, principals and administrators that we are committed to moving Minnesota’s education system forward and providing academic excellence to our children.
By Chuck Wiger and Kevin Dahle , May 12, 2013
For Grand Forks 5th graders, the 21st century version of ‘pen pals’
Using video conferencing software Skype, two fifth-grade classrooms bridged thousands of miles between them Tuesday.
By Jennifer Johnson , April 09, 2013
A look at House DFL education finance plan
Here are some key education finance numbers for House and governor proposals for the next two years. The Senate has not released its budget plan.
By Don Davis , April 09, 2013
Minnesota House DFL aims high with education goals
Goals of 100 percent high school graduation, every third-grader being able to read, ending an achievement gap and all students being ready for careers or college after graduation are lofty, but House Democrats say their sights are set on those accomplishments by 2017.
By Don Davis , April 09, 2013
West Fargo schools to hire nearly 50 teachers
The hires are being made to handle continuing growth in enrollment and to open Liberty Middle School and the first phase of Sheyenne High School.
By Helmut Schmidt , March 28, 2013
Grand Forks, East Grand Forks schools to make up for snow days
After another snow day on Monday, Grand Forks and East Grand Forks public school officials are trying to figure out how students will make up days lost to bad weather.
By Jennifer Johnson , March 19, 2013
Grand Forks Central re-opens historic auditorium with musical, original balcony
The newly remodeled 600-plus seat auditorium is hosting its first performances as Central students present the musical “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying.” The balcony original to the theater (and removed in about 1969) has been rebuilt and is ready for a new era of theater-goers.
March 15, 2013
North Dakota, Microsoft announce alliance to boost tech education
North Dakota’s governor and Microsoft officials announced a public-private partnership Thursday that a company official said will help narrow the “opportunity gap” for young people who lack access to technology education, especially in rural areas.
By Mike Nowatzki , March 15, 2013
Bill would end Minn. high school graduation tests
Minnesota lawmakers are considering a proposal to do away with high-stakes graduation exams for high school students and replace them with tests designed to gauge whether they are ready for college or the workforce.
By Associated Press , March 14, 2013
Sally Morris, East Grand Forks, letter: N.D. should rethink vouchers, school choice
The North Dakota Legislature recently voted down House Bill 1466, which would have provided a way for parents to get help for 25 percent of the cost of their children’s schooling in alternative schools. This decision will most harshly affect the poor.
By Sally Morris , March 12, 2013
A laptop, tablet for every student in Thief River Falls
The public school district will be the second in Minnesota to equip every high school student with a Macbook. Other students will get iPads and mini iPads.
By Jennifer Johnson , March 12, 2013
Former Edmore, Grand Forks educator faces more luring charges
Police say Jeremy Patrick Thompson, 28, posed as a teen on Facebook to contact eight other victims. He had been charged with luring a 12-year-old from Edmore.
By Stephen J. Lee , March 12, 2013
Edward Halas, Grand Forks, letter: Klan-garb incident can be used to teach all
There is a simple solution to the disciplining the three Red River students who wore KKK hoods to a recent hockey game.
By Edward Halas , March 09, 2013
Students in Mandaree, N.D., getting hands-on lessons on oil
A yearlong Adopt-A-Well program with Enerplus lets students follow the development of an oil well near Mandaree from start to finish.
By Amy Dalrymple , March 07, 2013
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