Education Week is a national publication established in 1981 that covers K-12 education. It has just released its 20th Quality Counts report. This year it examines state and federal strategies for the assessment of school performance. Our guest, Holly Yettick, is director of the Education Week Research Center. ~~~ Reaction to the report from North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction, Kirsten Baesler. ~~~ How are the royalties for oil and gas from public lands computed? And who keeps track? Inside Energy’s Amy Martin investigates. ~~~ News director Dave Thompson stops in to discuss the latest headlines. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “Joy” and “The Big Short.”