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  • Microsoft, state of ND form 'Digital Alliance'

    Published
    March 21, 2013
    in
    The Fargo Forum
    By:
    Mike Nowatzki

    FARGO – 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.

    The “Digital Alliance” – touted as the first of its kind in the country – will bring Microsoft training and resources to the state’s students to boost skills in education, employability and entrepreneurship, with a specific focus on science, technology, engineering and math.

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  • North Dakota is partnering with Microsoft to expose everyone to technology

    Published
    March 14, 2013
    in
    WDAY TV
    By:
    Katie Lange

    (WDAY TV) -- The State of North Dakota is partnering with Microsoft for a groundbreaking program - the first of it's kind across the nation.

    It's aimed at helping students with college readiness, and learning 21st century skills.

    Katie Lange: The joint effort is known as the Digital Alliance.

    Kirsten Baesler/State Superintendent of Public Instruction: "It's a commitment of working together with Microsoft to create education, entrepreneurship and employ-ability for our students and all of North Dakota."

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  • When a waiver isn’t a waiver

    Published
    March 8, 2013
    in
    The Bismarck Tribune
    By:
    Editorial

    No Child Left Behind took Americans to school and taught us our schools, teachers and students are failing. The proof, we are told, can be found in the results of standardized tests. This is despite that North Dakotans take pride in their schools, believing they do a good job.

    When the Obama administration gave states the opportunity to get a waiver from the K-12 education mandate, the Tribune editorial board and many North Dakotans wanted the state to opt out of No Child Left Behind.

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  • Forum editorial: Childhood education bill: ‘yes’

    Published
    February 22, 2013
    in
    The Fargo Forum
    By:
    Editorial

    Early childhood education in North Dakota achieves excellent results, even as Head Start and other pre-kindergarten programs get mixed grades in other states. That’s the conclusion of parents of preschool children, the state’s top education official and a legislator who is an experienced classroom teacher.

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  • State Superintendent Announces Revised ESEA Flexibility Waiver Application to go before Secretary Duncan and Executive Committee

    Published
    February 11, 2013
    in
    ND DPI Website
    By:
    ND Department of Public Instruction News Release

    Kirsten Baesler, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, announced today that the state’s flexibility waiver application of certain provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) will be reviewed by U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, and the Executive Committee without North Dakota making any further revisions. The flexibility waiver application was originally submitted on September 6, 2012 with a revision submitted on December 27, 2012.

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