Kirsten Baesler’s announcement that North Dakota is moving away from Common Core should raise a lot of questions for parents and voters concerned about our education system. It would be too easy to see this as a ploy to gain votes. Baesler’s own statements leads one to suspect that this is just that–a strategy made…
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 (from left), North Dakota United President Nick Archuleta and North Dakota Council of Educational Leaders Assistant Director Russ Ziegler listen on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at the Capitol in Bismarck. Photo by Mike Nowatzki / Forum News Service
