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State and National Highlights Reports (Quality Counts 2021)
The Quality Counts 2021 State Highlights Reports capture the key data you need to assess your state’s performance.
School & District Management
Districts Offer Cash to Families Who Skip the School Bus
Facing big transportation costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some school districts will pay parents or caregivers to get their kids to school, or charge them for the bus ride.
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Educational Opportunities and Performance in North Dakota
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Privacy & Security
K-12 Cybersecurity Lessons Learned From 'Constant Barrage of Attacks'
In North Dakota alone, the state network used by K-12 schools, state universities, and other public agencies experiences 5.7 million known cyberattacks every month.
States
Educational Opportunities and Performance in North Dakota
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Assessment
N.D. Districts Can Substitute ACT for State Test
The first-of-its-kind move stems from a new kind of testing flexibility in the Every Student Succeeds Act.
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Inside Classrooms in Three States: Quality Counts 2018
The 22nd edition of Quality Counts 2018: Report and Rankings focuses on state-by state assessment of public education.
School & District Management
North Dakota Earns a C-Plus on State Report Card, Ranks 16th in Nation
This Quality Counts 2018 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Betsy DeVos' Team Asks Seven States for More ESSA Specifics
Alabama, Alaska, Kansas, Montana, North Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyoming are the latest states to receive feedback on their plans for implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Education
South Dakota Governor Appoints State Board Chief as New Education Secretary
Don Kirkegaard, a district superintendent and member of the state board of education, replaces Melody Schopp who retired last month shortly after turning in the state's ESSA plan.
Education
South Dakota Education Chief Retires
Lawmakers have called for Education Secretary Melody Schopp's resignation ever since her office was accused of allowing for the mishandling of federal education funds.
Assessment
Good Common-Core Test Scores Get You Accepted to College in This State
South Dakota becomes the first state to offer guaranteed admission to students based on their performance on the Smarter Balanced exam.
Education
North Dakota the Latest State to Win ESSA-Plan Approval
With the plan's approval, North Dakota's educators will experience some of the nation's most dramatic changes under the Every Student Succeeds Act this fall.
Every Student Succeeds Act
In Some States, ESSA Means More Powers for Local School Boards
Some states, such as California, Kentucky and North Dakota plan to use the Every Student Succeeds Act to bolster the decision-making powers of their local school boards in the coming years.