Senate passes bill to ease public-to-charter school conversions, exclude teacher votes

Senate passes bill to ease public-to-charter school conversions, exclude teacher votes

‘Basically, you could have 25% of the parents in the school changing the entire nature of the school.’

North Dakota Legislature Passes ESA and Charter School Bills

By Kathryn Hickok On Monday, the North Dakota legislature passed the state’s first private school choice program. If signed by Governor Kelly Armstrong, House Bill 1540 would establish Education Savings Accounts for North Dakota students beginning in the 2026-27 school year. Award amounts would be determined by families’ income levels, and the lowest-income students could receive more than $4,000 each. A separate bill, signed into law this week,…