College SAVE announces new match program for kindergarten children
Bank of North Dakota has partnered with the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction to notify kindergarten families of the program.
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BISMARCK Bank of North Dakota’s (BND) College SAVE Plan announced a new match program that encourages families with children entering kindergarten to save for college.
The Kindergarten Kickoff Match will deposit $100 into a new or existing College SAVE account as an incentive to set aside a portion of the family’s daycare budget and start saving for education beyond high school at an early age. The bank has partnered with the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction to notify kindergarten families of the program.
Longer K-12 school year an option for closing North Dakota s pandemic learning gap We ve got kids here that haven t been in the classroom for the better part of the school year, one state lawmaker said. We almost need to go to a 10-month or 11-month or year-round school, and other countries are doing that. 6:00 am, Jan. 14, 2021 ×
Screenshot of Kirsten Baesler, North Dakota s K-12 superintendent. She testified Wednesday, Jan. 13, in Bismarck at a hearing of the House Appropriations Education and Environment Division.
BISMARCK In preliminary discussions, North Dakota lawmakers showed support for increasing the length of the K-12 school year due to the coronavirus pandemic hindering test performance and overall learning for many students.
The bill, introduced by Rep. Ben Koppelman, would effectively block transgender students in North Dakota from competing in most sports under their identifying gender.
Dickinson Public Schools to return to full-time, face-to-face
Dickinson Public Schools announced late Monday evening that they would be returning to full-time face-to-face education. More on the decision and what parents can expect. Written By: M.C. AMICK | ×
Shon Hocker, superintendent of Dickinson Public Schools. (Kayla Henson / The Dickinson Press)
In a press release on Monday evening, Dickinson Public Schools superintendent Shon Hocker notified parents, students, faculty and staff of the staggered return to full-time, face-to-face instruction for all students with some exceptions.
The decision comes after months of deliberations and considerations, with Dickinson Public Schools and school board members meeting in conjunction with the Department of Health and other state agencies to assess risks. Among the critical factors considered were population density, deaths, hospitalization rates, current active cases within a county and more, with
Return to face-to-face education on the rise in North Dakota
In North Dakota there are 111,857 students enrolled in the public K-12 education system. Of those students, 55,912 (50.0%) are engaged in face-to-face only education; 34,518 (30.9%) are engaged in a hybrid schedule; and 21,484 (19.2%) are engaged in distance learning only. Written By: James Miller | ×
In North Dakota there are 111,860 students enrolled in the public K-12 education system. Of those students, 55,727 (49.8%) are engaged in face-to-face only education; 34,484 (30.8%) are engaged in a hybrid schedule; and 21,704 (19.4%) are engaged in distance learning only. (Dickinson Press file photo)
Distance education, which is also referred to as “distance learning,” is not a new concept rolled out exclusively in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, though many schools across the country have enacted forms of distance education in their schools to combat the spread of the coronavirus.