Dr. Steven L. Johnson
@drsljohnson557377.bsky.social
Rural Educational Associates, NREA Executive Committee Member, Supt., Rancher, Grandparent, 4th Generation North Dakotan, and love working with small rural schools/communities
Ozarks Notebook: “I Can't Tell You How Strongly I Feel About Small Rural Schools” dailyyonder.com/ozarks-noteb...
Ozarks Notebook: “I Can't Tell You How Strongly I Feel About Small Rural Schools” | The Daily Yonder
Problem-solving is practiced and preached at Bradleyville, a small school district tucked among rolling rural hills in south-central Missouri. When faced
dailyyonder.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Ozarks Notebook: “I Can't Tell You How Strongly I Feel About Small Rural Schools” dailyyonder.com/ozarks-noteb...
Reposted by Dr. Steven L. Johnson
The problems that will be created by shifting some functions to other agencies are going to much worse than originally expected.
And they were originally expected to be very bad.
Also ED knows this. www.govexec.com/management/2...
And they were originally expected to be very bad.
Also ED knows this. www.govexec.com/management/2...
Trump admin acknowledges difficulties in transferring Education programs to other agencies, internal documents show
The work Education has done so far is "minuscule" compared to what's to come, department says.
www.govexec.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The problems that will be created by shifting some functions to other agencies are going to much worse than originally expected.
And they were originally expected to be very bad.
Also ED knows this. www.govexec.com/management/2...
And they were originally expected to be very bad.
Also ED knows this. www.govexec.com/management/2...
Reposted by Dr. Steven L. Johnson
A surging demand for power and the Trump administration’s embrace of the coal industry could lead to the construction of new coal-fired power plants in several states including North Dakota, a coal industry official said this week.
North Dakota coal industry prepares to seize opportunity for growth • North Dakota Monitor
A surging demand for power and the Trump administration’s embrace of the coal industry could lead to the construction of new coal-fired power plants in several states including North Dakota.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A surging demand for power and the Trump administration’s embrace of the coal industry could lead to the construction of new coal-fired power plants in several states including North Dakota, a coal industry official said this week.
Visa fee hike threatens North Dakota schools, hospitals northdakotamonitor.com/2025/11/04/v...
Visa fee hike threatens North Dakota schools, hospitals • North Dakota Monitor
School superintendents, long challenged by teacher shortages across the state, are concerned that increased fees for H-1B visas will price them out of attracting foreign teachers to become long-term m...
northdakotamonitor.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Visa fee hike threatens North Dakota schools, hospitals northdakotamonitor.com/2025/11/04/v...
Halt in SNAP Benefits Will Hurt Millions of Rural Families dailyyonder.com/halt-in-snap...
Halt in SNAP Benefits Will Hurt Millions of Rural Families | The Daily Yonder
The pause in food stamp benefits that will hit Saturday, November 1 will disproportionately hurt rural families. Other groups that will be more
dailyyonder.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Halt in SNAP Benefits Will Hurt Millions of Rural Families dailyyonder.com/halt-in-snap...
Reposted by Dr. Steven L. Johnson
In this article, NREA reports back on the recent trip to Washington DC, which involved students from Pima High School: nrea.net/ffa-students...
FFA Students from 11 States Advocate for Secure Rural Schools Act in Washington D.C. - National Rural Education Association
A delegation of Future Farmers of America (FFA) students from across the nation recently converged on Capitol Hill, advocating for the Secure Rural Schools Act. Students from 11 states met with each of their state delegates, and collectively with staff from the Speaker of the House Michael Johnson’s office, to discuss the passage of this
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October 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
In this article, NREA reports back on the recent trip to Washington DC, which involved students from Pima High School: nrea.net/ffa-students...
Trump’s new $100K visa fee could worsen state doctor shortages, experts say northdakotamonitor.com/2025/10/26/r...
Trump’s new $100K visa fee could worsen state doctor shortages, experts say • North Dakota Monitor
President Donald Trump announced a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas. The order has drawn criticism from leading medical organizations, which say immigrant physicians make up a significant portion of th...
northdakotamonitor.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Trump’s new $100K visa fee could worsen state doctor shortages, experts say northdakotamonitor.com/2025/10/26/r...
Policy change allows UND, NDSU to offer dual-credit classes for high schoolers northdakotamonitor.com/2025/09/29/p...
Policy change allows UND, NDSU to offer dual-credit classes for high schoolers • North Dakota Monitor
Families in Cass and Grand Forks counties may soon have different options for college courses for high school students.
northdakotamonitor.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Policy change allows UND, NDSU to offer dual-credit classes for high schoolers northdakotamonitor.com/2025/09/29/p...
Instead of selling, some rural hospitals band together to survive northdakotamonitor.com/2025/09/17/i...
Instead of selling, some rural hospitals band together to survive • North Dakota Monitor
Independent rural hospitals are increasingly joining what are called clinically integrated networks, collaborative groups that allow them to avoid selling out to larger health systems while sharing re...
northdakotamonitor.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Instead of selling, some rural hospitals band together to survive northdakotamonitor.com/2025/09/17/i...
Blue states hold on to public health dollars while red states lose out northdakotamonitor.com/2025/09/08/r...
Blue states hold on to public health dollars while red states lose out • North Dakota Monitor
After the Trump administration slashed billions in state and local public health funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this year, the eventual impact on states split shar...
northdakotamonitor.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Blue states hold on to public health dollars while red states lose out northdakotamonitor.com/2025/09/08/r...
New monument honors Japanese Americans incarcerated in North Dakota during World War II northdakotamonitor.com/2025/08/27/n...
New monument honors Japanese Americans incarcerated in North Dakota during World War II • North Dakota Monitor
United Tribes Technical College on Sept. 5 will hold a dedication ceremony for a new monument honoring the memory of Japanese Americans who were imprisoned there during World War II.
northdakotamonitor.com
August 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
New monument honors Japanese Americans incarcerated in North Dakota during World War II northdakotamonitor.com/2025/08/27/n...
Early work underway to establish public charter schools in North Dakota northdakotamonitor.com/2025/08/23/e...
Early work underway to establish public charter schools in North Dakota • North Dakota Monitor
North Dakota won’t see any charter schools open this year, but state education officials are busy behind the scenes laying the groundwork for next year.
northdakotamonitor.com
August 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Early work underway to establish public charter schools in North Dakota northdakotamonitor.com/2025/08/23/e...
Health insurance will cost more for millions of Americans — especially rural residents northdakotamonitor.com/2025/08/22/h...
Health insurance will cost more for millions of Americans — especially rural residents • North Dakota Monitor
A combination of Trump administration policies will make health care coverage more expensive for people who purchase plans from health insurance marketplaces — and rural residents will be hit the hard...
northdakotamonitor.com
August 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Health insurance will cost more for millions of Americans — especially rural residents northdakotamonitor.com/2025/08/22/h...
Federal funds for rural schools were frozen, then released months later. Rural schools and communities are the backbone of this country—and supporting them should never be partisan. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...) #RuralEd #PublicEducation
August 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Federal funds for rural schools were frozen, then released months later. Rural schools and communities are the backbone of this country—and supporting them should never be partisan. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...) #RuralEd #PublicEducation
Funds were frozen. Plans were stalled. Now we’re told the money’s coming—months late. Rural schools don’t run on maybe. We need stability, not whiplash. #RuralEd #TitleFunding #FedFreeze
July 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Funds were frozen. Plans were stalled. Now we’re told the money’s coming—months late. Rural schools don’t run on maybe. We need stability, not whiplash. #RuralEd #TitleFunding #FedFreeze
Fort Ransom School, ND — 11 kids. No private options. No politics.
But they’re still paying the price for a $7B federal education freeze.
This isn’t about accountability. It’s about control.
👉 bit.ly/FundRuralSch...
#FundRuralSchools #RuralEd #PublicSchoolsMatter
But they’re still paying the price for a $7B federal education freeze.
This isn’t about accountability. It’s about control.
👉 bit.ly/FundRuralSch...
#FundRuralSchools #RuralEd #PublicSchoolsMatter
July 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Fort Ransom School, ND — 11 kids. No private options. No politics.
But they’re still paying the price for a $7B federal education freeze.
This isn’t about accountability. It’s about control.
👉 bit.ly/FundRuralSch...
#FundRuralSchools #RuralEd #PublicSchoolsMatter
But they’re still paying the price for a $7B federal education freeze.
This isn’t about accountability. It’s about control.
👉 bit.ly/FundRuralSch...
#FundRuralSchools #RuralEd #PublicSchoolsMatter
Tardy federal school funding has North Dakota schools working on alternatives northdakotamonitor.com/2025/07/23/t...
Tardy federal school funding has North Dakota schools working on alternatives • North Dakota Monitor
About $6.5 million in federal education dollars have been released for North Dakota after-school programs, but nearly $19 million remains frozen as educators plan for the upcoming school year.
northdakotamonitor.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Tardy federal school funding has North Dakota schools working on alternatives northdakotamonitor.com/2025/07/23/t...
Reposted by Dr. Steven L. Johnson
The Trump Administration is withholding $25.4 million from North Dakota after-school and summer programs
Where are the kids supposed to go?
Where are the kids supposed to go?
Dem-NPL Insider 7/11
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July 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The Trump Administration is withholding $25.4 million from North Dakota after-school and summer programs
Where are the kids supposed to go?
Where are the kids supposed to go?
Billionaires Budgeting on the Backs of Kids and Families pfps.org/billionaires...
Billionaires Budgeting on the Backs of Kids and Families
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May 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Billionaires Budgeting on the Backs of Kids and Families pfps.org/billionaires...
Sunset on Ottertail Lake May 10, 2025
May 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Sunset on Ottertail Lake May 10, 2025
Reposted by Dr. Steven L. Johnson
Small towns, big hearts! 💛 Your gift to RSC supports incredible rural teachers like our 2025 Grants in Place Awardees! Check out their project updates in our recent story. #TeachersAreHeroes
Read Story - ruralschoolscollaborative.org/stories/2024...
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April 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Small towns, big hearts! 💛 Your gift to RSC supports incredible rural teachers like our 2025 Grants in Place Awardees! Check out their project updates in our recent story. #TeachersAreHeroes
Read Story - ruralschoolscollaborative.org/stories/2024...
Donate - givebutter.com/teachers-are...
Read Story - ruralschoolscollaborative.org/stories/2024...
Donate - givebutter.com/teachers-are...
"The Essential Role of Federal Government in Education" by Steven L. Johnson scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/ruraleducato...
The Essential Role of Federal Government in Education: Protecting Rural Schools and Communities
By Steven L. Johnson, Published on 04/01/25
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April 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
"The Essential Role of Federal Government in Education" by Steven L. Johnson scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/ruraleducato...
Reposted by Dr. Steven L. Johnson
𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝘿𝙖𝙠𝙤𝙩𝙖 𝙊𝙥-𝙀𝙙: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙍𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙁𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙂𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨
@drsljohnson557377.bsky.social, longtime RSC advocate & rural superintendent based in Fort Ransom, ND, on this 2nd op-ed in a series - ruralschoolscollaborative.org/news/the-ess...
@drsljohnson557377.bsky.social, longtime RSC advocate & rural superintendent based in Fort Ransom, ND, on this 2nd op-ed in a series - ruralschoolscollaborative.org/news/the-ess...
North Dakota Op-Ed: The Essential Role of Federal Government in…
Hear from Dr. Steve Johnson, a longtime RSC advocate and rural superintendent based in Fort Ransom, North Dakota, on this second op-ed in a series…
ruralschoolscollaborative.org
April 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝘿𝙖𝙠𝙤𝙩𝙖 𝙊𝙥-𝙀𝙙: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙍𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙁𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙂𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨
@drsljohnson557377.bsky.social, longtime RSC advocate & rural superintendent based in Fort Ransom, ND, on this 2nd op-ed in a series - ruralschoolscollaborative.org/news/the-ess...
@drsljohnson557377.bsky.social, longtime RSC advocate & rural superintendent based in Fort Ransom, ND, on this 2nd op-ed in a series - ruralschoolscollaborative.org/news/the-ess...
Frustrated beyond belief. The current administration’s self-inflicted trade war has wiped out my retirement investments in just 4 weeks—more than the combined losses under 6 previous presidents. This is beyond frustrating. #Tariffs #TradeWar #Investing"
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April 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Frustrated beyond belief. The current administration’s self-inflicted trade war has wiped out my retirement investments in just 4 weeks—more than the combined losses under 6 previous presidents. This is beyond frustrating. #Tariffs #TradeWar #Investing"
Reposted by Dr. Steven L. Johnson
Humanities North Dakota could be forced to close after learning Wednesday all of its federal grant funding was terminated.
Humanities North Dakota in limbo after loss of federal funding • North Dakota Monitor
Humanities North Dakota could be forced to close after learning Wednesday all of its federal grant funding was terminated.
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April 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Humanities North Dakota could be forced to close after learning Wednesday all of its federal grant funding was terminated.