North Dakotans Asked to Grade The State’s K-12 Schools

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(By Mike Moen. Prairie News Service) – North Dakotans wanting to express their views about the state’s public schools have a new opportunity to provide feedback. An online survey from the state superintendent is open for the next few weeks and a major teachers union likes the approach.

The Department of Public Instruction said the survey runs until midnight Feb. 6, with the goal of learning how communities define a quality education for North Dakota students.

Nick Archuleta, president of North Dakota United, the state’s largest union for public educators and civil service employees, said it is great to hear what taxpayers and students think, along with educators leading the classrooms.

“Teachers are pretty tough graders about the schools,” Archuleta observed. “They’re passionate about the opportunities that they can provide to make sure kids have well-rounded educations.”