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ajohnson@minotdailynews.com Daniel Conn, an associate professor of education at Minot State University, thinks there must be a better way for schools to measure a student’s educational progress than standardized testing. Conn and co-authors Michelle Tenam-Zemach and Paul Parkison just published “Unraveling the Assessment Industrial Complex: Understanding How Testing Perpetuates Inequity and Injustice in America,” published last month by Routledge and with an introduction by David Stovall. In the book they argue that the standardized tests, often produced by for-profit companies, have di...

jschramm@minotdailynews.com Jill Schramm/MDN Mark Hajicek sings as participants in the Aki Onizhishin: Garden Gathering perform the Round Dance Friday around a new stage at Minot State University. Joining Hajicek at left is Daniel Henry, who shared a creation story from the Ojibwe tradition. A ceremony to celebrate the start of another year’s community garden took place Friday at Minot State University. The MSU Native American Cultural Center and the Red and Green School hosted Aki Onizhishin (Earth if Beautiful): Garden Gathering at the garden space at 725 University Ave. with food, music ...