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    May 17, 2017
    Donald Trump, then president-elect, stands with Betsy DeVos after a meeting in November 2016. CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford.
    Trump's first full education budget: Deep cuts to public school programs in pursuit of school choice
    Funding for college work-study programs would be cut in half, public-service loan forgiveness would end and hundreds of millions of dollars that...
    NewsMay 17, 2017 - 3:14pm
    May 15, 2017
    Barb Binstock stands in her first-grade classroom at Jefferson Elementary School. She will retire from teaching at the end of the school year. (Linda Sailer/The Dickinson Press)
    Dedicated to teaching: Binstock plans to retire after 40 years of teaching
    Barb Binstock treasures her remaining days as a first-grade teacher at Jefferson Elementary School. She is keeping the days as normal as possible...
    News/educationMay 15, 2017 - 12:06pm
    May 13, 2017
    North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum does a live Snapchat video as NDSU President Dean Bresciani flashes the Bison horns during the afternoon commencement address at graduation ceremonies from the Fargodome on Saturday, May 13, 2017. (David Samson / The Forum)
    Gov. Burgum touts need for change in NDSU commencement address
    FARGO—Gov. Doug Burgum wished North Dakota State University spring graduates here well in a commencement speech that focused on technology...
    NewsMay 13, 2017 - 9:00pm
    May 11, 2017
    NDSU seeks 4 percent tuition increase for 2017-18
    FARGO — North Dakota State University is seeking permission to raise tuition rates 4 percent for the 2017-18 academic year to help maintain...
    NewsMay 11, 2017 - 9:38am
    May 9, 2017
    A fidget spinner toy. Via Wikimedia Commons.
    Website: Fidget spinners now banned in 32 percent of nation’s largest schools
    Within a matter of weeks, fidget spinners became one of the most in-demand items among school-aged kids. And almost just as quickly, the spinner...
    NewsMay 9, 2017 - 12:40pm
    Threat after Trump piñata incident prompts Colorado school to close
    DENVER - A Colorado high school canceled classes on Monday following an unspecified online threat, authorities said, days after a Spanish teacher...
    NewsMay 9, 2017 - 10:56am
    May 8, 2017
    The Dickinson Public Schools school board met on Monday for a regular meeting. (Sydney Mook / The Dickinson Press)
    Dickinson Middle School is another step closer to completion
    Dickinson Middle School is getting closer to completion, said Josh Gustafson, Mortenson Construction's project manager at Monday's Dickinson...
    News/educationMay 8, 2017 - 8:45pm
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    Belcourt native set to graduate from Harvard at 20
    As if graduating from Harvard with a degree in molecular and cellular biology isn't impressive enough, try doing it before you can even legally...
    NewsMay 8, 2017 - 8:12am
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    Commentary: Positive changes for school lunches
    Last week, the most popular article on agweek.com was the announcement of U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue's rollback of school lunch regulations...
    opinionMay 8, 2017 - 7:44am
    May 7, 2017
    Inmates picking up classes at North Dakota State Penitentiary
    BISMARCK — When Darryl Jarvis grew up in West Virginia, he didn't care much for school. In fact, he dropped out when he turned 16. "If I couldn't understand it, they wouldn't explain it," he said. "When I got behind on classes, it got old." Now, Jarvis, 28, is locked up at the...
    NewsMay 7, 2017 - 6:00am
    May 6, 2017
    'I was told I was going to retire': Longtime leader of UND Center for Innovation departs after shake-up, tensions
    GRAND FORKS — Bruce Gjovig, former leader of the entrepreneurship-focused University of North Dakota Center for Innovation, says his recent retirement from the organization wasn't entirely by choice. "I was told I was going to retire," Gjovig said.
    NewsMay 6, 2017 - 6:00pm
    May 3, 2017
    St. Paul teacher, punished after election discussion, hopes to return to classroom
    ST. PAUL — A conservative St. Paul teacher punished for remarks he made during wide-ranging classroom discussions on the 2016 presidential election hopes to return to his job in the fall teaching math at Como Park Senior High. Bruce Ringaman, 50, addressed the situation publicly...
    NewsMay 3, 2017 - 8:16pm
    Bill and Jane Marcil along with Bill Jr. and his wife, Chris Linnares, look over the new display wall unveiled Wednesday, May 3, 2017, during the dedication of the Marcil Center for Innovative Journalism at Minnesota State University Moorhead. The center, a collaboration between Forum Communications and MSUM, was established in 2013 with a $1 million gift from Forum Communications to support scholarships, internships, research and residencies by communications professionals.David Samson / The Forum
    MSUM, Forum Communications observe historic partnership
    MOORHEAD— The Minnesota State University Moorhead School of Communication and Journalism dedicated its Marcil Center for Innovative Journalism...
    NewsMay 3, 2017 - 8:02pm
    North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum meets with the Grand Forks Herald editorial board Wednesday, May 3, to discuss the 2017 legislative session. Eric Hylden / Forum News Service
    Burgum predicts bumpy transition for higher ed, praises protest resolution
    GRAND FORKS – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum sees a future of disruption including -- but hardly limited to -- a reimagining of higher education...
    News/legislatureMay 3, 2017 - 7:48pm
    April 26, 2017
    U.S. President Donald Trump reacts after signing an executive order on education during an event with Governors at the White House in Washington, DC, U.S. April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
    Trump seeks to shrink federal role in education with new order
    WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to review the U.S. government's role in school policy,...
    NewsApril 26, 2017 - 4:01pm
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