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Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press...

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:07:00 GMT

A Fargo woman has pleaded not guilty in an alleged credit card conspiracy that authorities say involved about $45,000. Kelima Smailagic (kah-LEE'-mah smah-LAH'-jic) is charged with 13 counts, including conspiracy to commit bank fraud, identity theft

Fargo teacher wins national award

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:46:00 GMT

Ben Franklin Middle School science teacher Barry Olson in Fargo has received a national award, and the $25,000 prize that goes with it. State School Superintendent Wayne Sanstead presented Olson with the Milken National Educator Award during a s

ND Land Department director departing

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:47:00 GMT

The administrator of the [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] Land Department is leaving. Gary Preszler (PREZ'-lur) has been the agency's commissioner since 2001. Before that, Preszler was North Dakota's top banking regulator for more than

ND, SD officials review test standards

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:55:00 GMT

Education officials in the Dakotas say they continually review state testing standards and they say their students typically score above average on a national standardized exam. The federal Education Department released a report Thursday that c

ND, SD officials review test standards

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:55:00 GMT

ND team evaluating services for deaf people

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:43:00 GMT

A team of parents, legislators, community members and alumni of the state School for the Deaf are working on a long-term plan to serve North Dakotans who suffer from hearing loss. The 13-member transition team is holding a series of meetings, s

Flu Shuts Down School

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:16:00 GMT

The first school in the state has closed due to the flu. There were too many sick kids to continue class on the Standing Rock Reservation. So all the schools in Fort Yates have closed for the rest of the week. It's all because school ab

Flu Shuts Down School

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:16:00 GMT

The first school in the state has closed due to the flu.... Too many sick kids to continue class on the Standing Rock Reservation... All the schools in Fort Yates have closed for the rest of the week. It's all because school absences we

Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:13:00 GMT

A North Dakota disease specialist says closing schools is not the best way to help prevent the spread of swine flu. Kirby Kruger told the Legislature's interim Education Committee that students should get flu shots when they're available, and y

ND school closings not 1st option for flu fight

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:03:00 GMT

New Teachers

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:04:00 GMT

Bismarck Public Schools and Mandan Public Schools hire more than 80 new teacher this year. Reporter Kate Schell talks with both districts, on how the teacher make-up is changing... Bismarck and Mandan Public schools welcome more than 80 n

Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press...

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:14:00 GMT

North Dakota's state school superintendent says public school enrollment has been reporting a decline of about 2,000 elementary and high school students each year, but this year he sees encouraging signs. Superintendent Wayne Sanstead says this year'

School Enrollment Sees Less of a Decline

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:13:00 GMT

North Dakota's public school enrollment totals aren't in just yet, but the state school superintendent says he sees encouraging signs. Superintendent Wayne Sanstead says North Dakota has reported a decline of about 2,000 elementary and high school studen

State superintendent sees hope in student numbers

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:05:00 GMT

North Dakota's public school enrollment totals are not yet in, but the state school superintendent sees encouraging signs. Superintendent Wayne Sanstead says North Dakota has been reporting a decline of about 2,000 elementary and high school st

Schools gear up for flu

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:04:00 GMT

Gearing up for school this year means gearing up for the flu as well. State School Superintendent Wayne Sanstead says health officials around the country are issuing guidelines, with more emphasis on hand-washing and keeping sick staff members o

ND Schools

Sat, 30 May 2009 13:31:00 GMT

The state Department of Public Instruction says 115 of the 465 schools in North Dakota have failed to make adequate yearly progress under the federal No Child Left Behind law during the 2008-09 school year. The department reports the number is down from

Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Fri, 29 May 2009 20:07:00 GMT

Journalist Roxana Saberi, who was freed earlier this month from an Iranian prison, is coming home. Governor John Hoeven's office says an official welcome is scheduled at the Fargo airport at two o'clock this afternoon. Officials at Saberi's

State says 115 schools did not meet goals

Fri, 29 May 2009 13:57:00 GMT

Hoeven Signs Historic $1.3 Billion K-12 Education Funding Bill

Mon, 18 May 2009 18:00:00 GMT

BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven today was joined by Lt. Gov. Jack Dalrymple, legislators, members of the Governor's Commission on Education Improvement, educators and students to sign House Bill 1400, a historic K-12 education funding bill that inv

ND school super should be teacher, amendment says

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:01:00 GMT

North Dakota House Democrats have introduced a constitutional amendment that would require the state's superintendent of public instruction to be a certified teacher. The requirement used to be in state law. But the Legislature repealed it two

Schools State Their Case To Legislature

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:28:00 GMT

It's an issue that keeps coming up and continues to get defeated but yet again this year a bill that could force small schools to close reappears. And those who year after year fight for their small school wonder what's behind the battle? Donnell P

Small Schools - Legislative Debate

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:09:00 GMT

Small Schools Defend Role at Legislature

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:58:00 GMT

A bill to require all school districts to offer Kindergarten through 12th grade was heard at the legislature today. The bill would force nearly three dozen small schools - called graded elementary schools - to dissolve and join with a nearby district tha

Superintendents talk with fed education sec

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:53:00 GMT

North Dakota's school superintendent says he and his counterparts from around the country spoke with the new federal education secretary in a conference call, and Secretary Arne Duncan gave them his e-mail address and phone number. Superintenden

Fargo teacher wins national award

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:35:00 GMT

Madison Elementary School math teacher Antoinette Stith in Fargo has received a national award, and the $25,000 prize that goes with it. State School Superintendent Wayne Sanstead presented Stith with the Milken National Educator Award during a

Sanstead wins 7th term as school super

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:37:00 GMT

Wayne Sanstead has won a seventh term as North Dakota's superintendent of public instruction. Sanstead defeated science teacher Max Laird in Tuesday's election. The 73-year-old Sanstead is a former Minot teacher, state legislator and lieut

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Home school groups seek law changes

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:20:00 GMT

North Dakota parents who home school their children want the Legislature to get rid of state laws that require monitoring by a licensed teacher. They told the Legislature's interim Education Committee this week that the laws are not needed.

ND school super candidates debate education policy

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:50:00 GMT

North Dakota's candidates for superintendent of public instruction say they support state financing of preschool instruction and more support for vocational education. Incumbent Superintendent Wayne Sanstead and challenger Max Laird both say th

Reading in ND

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:07:00 GMT

North Dakota is getting more than 5.6 million dollars over three years for an early literacy program. The money is from the U.S. Department of Education. State School Superintendent Wayne Sanstead says it's the largest such grant in the nation this year

North Dakota gets large early literacy grant

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:16:00 GMT

Nothing like a fair for politicians

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:16:00 GMT

For politicians and sponsors of ballot proposals, there's nothing like a fair. Political booths were scattered around three commercial buildings this week at the North Dakota State Fair. Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate Max La

Legislators considering change in school corporal punishment law...

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:54:00 GMT

Four Fargo-area state legislators are looking into a bill that would require school districts to follow the state statute on corporal punishment. State School Superintendent Wayne Sanstead says it would be a monumental change in policy. He says

ND schools not making progress jumps

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:25:00 GMT

A total of 169 North Dakota schools did not make adequate yearly progress under the federal No Child Left Behind law during the recently ended school year. That's a dramatic increase from 41 schools that did not make adequate yearly progress in

Hoeven, State And Local Officials Break Ground For New Northwood School

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:00:00 GMT

BISMARCK, N.D. ? Gov. John Hoeven today was joined by, educators, legislators, and local and state officials to break ground for the new Northwood school, which replaces a facility severely damaged by an F-4 tornado that struck the town last August. T

ND superintendent challenger says Sanstead too 'reactive'...

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:34:00 GMT

A Grand Forks teacher who's running for North Dakota school superintendent says incumbent Wayne Sanstead doesn't do enough to push education issues. Max Laird is opposing Sanstead's run for his seventh term in office. He says Sanstead hasn't dem

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Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:25:00 GMT

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Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:25:00 GMT

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Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:11:00 GMT

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Wed, 28 May 2008 07:19:00 GMT

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Background checks optional for schools

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:26:00 GMT

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says North Dakota schools are allowed but not required to perform criminal background checks on employees. State school Superintendent Wayne Sanstead asked Stenehjem to explain a new law that requires FBI backg

As ND filing deadline passes, Republicans don't have DPI candidate...

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:44:00 GMT

The deadline for candidates to file for North Dakota's June primary election has arrived. And North Dakota Republicans couldn't find anyone to run for superintendent of public instruction. Incumbent superintendent Wayne Sanstead and Grand F

Max Laird to Run for ND Superintendent of Public Instruction

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:05:00 GMT

Grand Forks teacher Max Laird is making another bid for the job of state superintendent of public instruction. It's Laird's second try for the job in four years. The 57-year-old Laird says the current superintendent, Wayne Sanstead, has not shown le

Grand Forks teacher planning bid for ND school superintendent...

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:15:00 GMT

A Grand Forks teacher says he will run for North Dakota superintendent of public instruction for the second time in four years. Max Laird says he can bring new energy and skill and a fresh face to the office. Laird and incumbent superinten

Wayne Sanstead endorsed for seventh term at DPI

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:26:00 GMT

[[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]]'s state school superintendent has Democratic support today for another four years in the job. Wayne Sanstead has been the top administrator in North Dakota's [[kxtopic:department-of-public-instruction:t

ND Democrats backing Sanstead for school superintendent...

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:44:00 GMT

[[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]]'s state school superintendent has Democratic backing for another four years in the job. [[kxtopic:wayne-sanstead:t[Wayne Sanstead]:t]] has been the top administrator in North Dakota's [[kxtopic:departme

Republicans end convention with no superintendent candidate...

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:14:00 GMT

North Dakota Republicans have ended their convention without finding a candidate to run for state school superintendent. Convention delegates gave the state party's executive committee authority to provide a letter of support to a candidate if s

Panel wants more applicants for ND Board of Higher Education...

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:57:00 GMT

A screening committee is seeking more applicants for a seat on North Dakota's Board of Higher Education. Only four people applied for the opening, including incumbent John Q. Paulsen of Fargo. Paulsen is the board's president, and he's seeking a

Sanstead Says He'll Run Again

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:15:00 GMT

Wayne Sanstead has been the Superintendent of North Dakota schools for so long he's considered America's most senior state school chief. And today Sanstead says he'll seek his seventh term as he runs for re-election. He says he'll continue to work t

Sanstead Seeks Re-Election

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:50:00 GMT

Wayne Sanstead has been the Superintendent of North Dakota schools for so long he's considered America's most senior state school chief... And today Sanstead says he'll seek his seventh term as he runs for re-election. He says he'll continue to work

Sanstead Running Again for ND Superintendent of Public Instruction

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:18:00 GMT

He's had the job so long he's considered America's most senior state school chief. Today Dr. Wayne Sanstead says he's going to run again as North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction. Sanstead has had the position for 23 years serving six t

Ballot measure on school superintendent still needs signatures...

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:54:00 GMT

A ballot initiative that affects North Dakota's school superintendent is still gathering signatures. Mandan businessman Paul Wilkins the Second is chairman of the campaign. The petition needs almost 26,000 signatures, and Wilkins says it h

Superintendent of public instruction seeking seventh term...

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:54:00 GMT

North Dakota's superintendent of public instruction says he'll run for his seventh term this fall. Wayne Sanstead has been in office almost 24 years, but he says he still has goals to accomplish. Sanstead says he'll push in the North Dakota Legi

ND school superintendent initiative going well, sponsor says...

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:34:00 GMT

A ballot initiative that affects North Dakota's school superintendent is still gathering signatures. Mandan businessman Paul Wilkins is chairman of the campaign. The petition needs almost 26,000 signatures, and Wilkins says it has about half the

ND school superintendent running for seventh term

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:26:00 GMT

North Dakota's superintendent of public instruction says he'll run for his seventh term this fall. Wayne Sanstead says although he's been in office almost 24 years, he still has goals to accomplish. Sanstead says he'll push in the North Dakota L

Paulsen wants another term on Board of Higher Education...

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:04:00 GMT

The president of North Dakota's Board of Higher Education says he's interested in serving another four years. John Q. Paulsen's term ends on July 1. He's eligible for another four-year appointment, and Paulsen says he'll ask to be considered.

Paulsen interested in another term on higher ed board...

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:05:00 GMT

The president of North Dakota's Board of Higher Education says he'd like to serve another four years. John Q. Paulsen's term ends July First. He's eligible for another four-year term, and he says today he'd like to be considered for the appointm

Heart devices being delivered to ND schools

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:06:00 GMT

Portable heart devices are being delivered to North Dakota's schools soon. And a Beulah woman says they could save lives. They're called A-E-D's. It's short for automated external defibrillators. Last spring the Legislature agreed to spend 400-

Heart defibrillators being delivered to ND schools

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:25:00 GMT

North Dakota's schools are getting portable heart defibrillators soon. State school Superintendent Wayne Sanstead says the devices are being delivered to more than 300 public and private schools. The defibrillators can help restart a person

Government asks judge to dismiss Boys Ranch lawsuit...

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:52:00 GMT

A North Dakota government lawyer is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against some state and county officials by the nation's largest group of atheists and agnostics. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation alleges that refe

Minot teacher wins $25,000 national award

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:55:00 GMT

Jim Hill Middle School teacher Rhonda Grindy in Minot has received a national award, and the $25,000 prize that goes with it. State School Superintendent Wayne Sanstead presented Grindy with the Milken National Educator Award during a surprise c

State officials say consolidation may not always work...

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:58:00 GMT

State School Superintendent Wayne Sanstead says legislators appropriated millions of dollars in years past to get schools to consolidate. Now, he says, the thinking has changed. Sanstead and school finance director Tom Decker says schools offici

Nonprofit group wants schools to post financial info on Web site...

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:33:00 GMT

A nonprofit group thinks North Dakota public school districts should be required to post their financial information online. The North Dakota Policy Council calls its plan "Sunshine on Schools." It wants the 2009 Legislature to approve it.

Hoeven Signs Landmark $90 Million K-12 Education Funding Bill Plaintiff School Districts Dismiss Lawsuit

Wed, 02 May 2007 18:00:00 GMT

BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. John Hoeven today was joined by Lt. Gov. Jack Dalrymple, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, legislators, Governor’s Commission on Education Improvement members and educators to sign Senate Bill 2200, a landmark K-12

Marketplace For Kids

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:09:00 GMT

All of us have had a unique idea at one time or another. What challenges most of us is seeing that idea through. That's why the state hosts Marketplace For Kids every year. It's an event that encourages kids to come up with an invention. A

Hoeven: Legislature Passes Landmark K-12 Education Funding Reform

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:00:00 GMT

Executive summary (66kb pdf) BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven today issued the following statement upon the Legislature’s passage of Senate Bill 2200, the landmark K-12 Education Funding Reform Bill: “Today, the North Dakota

Sanstead requesting veto of superintendent qualifications bill...

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 10:54:00 GMT

North Dakota's state school superintendent is asking Governor Hoeven to veto a bill that changes his job qualifications. Wayne Sanstead wants to keep a requirement that the superintendent of public instruction has to be a licensed teacher.

House votes to remove teacher requirement for state superintendent...

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:33:00 GMT

North Dakota's top school superintendent is now required to have a teaching credential and the Legislature may change that. The North Dakota House voted today to drop the requirement. The vote was 60 to 33 in favor. The bill now goes to the sta

State Workers - Who Makes What?

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:13:00 GMT

One of the largest employers in North Dakota is the state itself. About 25-thousand people are on the states payroll. Getting right to it who makes the most? With the help of open records laws we were able to find out. Brad Feldman join

Present, Past Lieutenant Governors of North Dakota Come Together in History-Making Symposium at America's Leadership University

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:00:00 GMT

Lt. Gov. of North Dakota Jack Dalrymple (standing) joined former North Dakota lieutenant governors (from left) Rosemarie Mrydal, Lloyd Omdahl, Ernest Sands, Wayne Sanstead, and Richard Larsen at the North Dakota Lieutenant Governor Symposium Jan. 25

Dalrymple, Lt. Governors To Participate In U. Mary Symposium On Role Of The Office

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 18:00:00 GMT

BISMARCK, N.D. - Lt. Gov. Jack Dalrymple and five former lieutenant governors will participate in a symposium to discuss the role of the office in state government at Heskett Hall located in the Clairmont Center at the University of Mary, America's Le

Jamestown teacher wins $25,000 national award

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:51:00 GMT

A Jamestown teacher has received a national award. Third-grade teacher Lynnette Patrick has received a Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award and along with it a 25-thousand-dollar prize. Every year the Milken Family Foundation

Ranch Dedicates Addition

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:54:00 GMT

A school that already serves students in junior high and high school will soon be welcoming kids in kindergarten through sixth grade. Dakota Memorial School, the school operated by the Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch near Minot, is expanding, thanks to a new

STATE OFFICIALS VISIT STUDENT GARDENS

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 18:00:00 GMT

BURLINGTON – Students in Burlington and Granville showed off the fruits of their labor Tuesday, when state officials visited their “Green and Growing” school gardens. “It’s a great project,” sa

MEDIA ADVISORY

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:00:00 GMT

Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson and Superintendent of Public Instruction Wayne Sanstead will visit the Green and Growing School Garden Project at the Burlington-Des Lacs Elementary School at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 5. T

Overweigh Kids a Concern in ND

Sat, 10 Jun 2006 18:00:00 GMT

(AP) _ A health survey of North Dakota high school students says they are smoking and drinking less. But some of them are gaining too much weight. The state Health Department and the Department of Public Instruction put out the resul

North Dakota high schoolers drinking, smoking less

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 18:00:00 GMT

DALE WETZEL Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota high school students are smoking less and binge drinking less frequently, but an increasing number of them are overweight, the results of a new health survey say. Wayne Sanstead, t

Youth Health Survey

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 18:00:00 GMT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ A health survey of North Dakota high school students says they are smoking and drinking less and eating more. The state Health Department and the Department of Public Instruction put o

Ground breaking starts new housing complex at UTTC

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 18:00:00 GMT

BISMARCK (UTN) ? United Tribes Technical College took another step to expand its services to the growing numbers of American Indian students seeking higher education. The college broke ground June 2 for a family apartment complex to be built on

North Dakota ranks high in national science test

Tue, 23 May 2006 18:00:00 GMT

DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota students ranked among the best in the country on a national science test, with no state earning higher marks for eighth-graders. State Superintendent Wayne Sanstead said North Dakota