Author Archives: Justin LaBar

Leah Peterson of Fargo , center, holds a pile of more than 1,400 signed petitions protesting implementation of Common Core that were presented to the House education committee on Feb. 2, 2015. Peterson, of Fargo, is sitting in the packed Brynhild Haugland Room of the state capitol during a hearing on HB 1461, a bill that would do away with North Dakota involvement with Common Core standards. TOM STROMME / Bismarck Tribune

Justin LaBar: Common Core Is Not Gone in North Dakota

- January 4, 2017 - ,

Justin LaBar: Common Core Is Not Gone in North Dakota

- January 4, 2017 - ,

As elected representatives from across the state of North Dakota assemble for the 65th Legislative Assembly, I have a message for many of them. When it comes to the Common Core State Standards, it appears you have been duped. “By whom?,” you say. By our very own Superintendent of Public Instruction, Kirsten Baesler. It seems…

North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler announces plans to rewrite the state's English and math content standards as North Dakota School Boards Association Executive Director Jon Martinson (left) and North Dakota United President Nick Archuleta listen on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at the Capitol in Bismarck. Photo by Mike Nowatzki / Forum News Service

Justin LaBar: This Teacher Does Not Want Common Core Or Kirsten Baesler

- May 7, 2016 - ,

As I listened to an interview with North Dakota’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, Kirsten Baesler, on Joel Heitkamp’s show, I realized that Ms. Baesler is either delusional or a liar. Maybe both. On Tuesday, the Bismarck Tribune reported in an article titled, “North Dakota to Write Standards Replacing Common Core,” that Baesler said, “We will…

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