HUNTER, N.D. (KVRR) — Excitement roared through the crowd of students as they were awarded this year’s Blue Ribbon Award. An award that honors the school as a whole for the work and effort they do inside and outside the classroom. “You work hard, you take risks, you support each other, which was evident when we walked in here. And…
Levi BachmeierBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A West Fargo native is chosen to serve as North Dakota’s next Superintendent of Public Instruction. Governor Kelly Armstrong announces West Fargo School District Business Manager Levi Bachmeier will take over for outgoing Kirsten Baesler. Bachmeier has served as business manager of the West Fargo School District since 2019, while also coaching track and field….
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Kirsten Baesler, North Dakota’s state superintendent of public instruction, has been confirmed to serve in the U.S. Department of Education. Baesler will serve as assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education. President Trump nominated Baesler in February. Her role as assistant secretary will have her overseeing federal offices that shape and support K-12 education policy across…
Frannie Tunseth, right, a reading and math teacher at Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg Public School, receives a personalized license plate from Gov. Kelly Armstrong after winning the 2026 North Dakota Teacher of the Year award during a ceremony at the Capitol on Sept. 26, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota’s 2026 Teacher of the Year…
Washington, D.C. (KVRR) — Kirsten Baesler’s nomination to serve as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education has advanced to the full Senate. Her nomination was advanced after a vote on seven of President Trump’s nominees by a vote of 12-11 by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. A date for the final confirmation vote in the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Kelly Armstrong will be joined by First Lady Kjersti Armstrong and Lt. Gov. Michelle Strinden at a bill signing to ban the use of cell phones in public schools. He’ll sign the bill Friday at Centennial Elementary School in Bismarck. It directs K-12 public schools to require students’ cell phones to be securely stowed and…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Gov. Kelly Armstrong is congratulating state Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler on her nomination to the U.S. Department of Education. Baesler was selected to serve as Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education. “Superintendent Baesler has the background and experience needed to bring North Dakota common sense to the U.S. Department of Education,” Armstrong said….
Clockwise from bottom left, Sen. Michelle Axtman, R-Bismarck, Superintendent Kirsten Baesler, Rep. Pat Heinert, R-Bismarck, and Shane Goettle participate in a work group during a meeting of the North Dakota Educational Opportunities Task Force on Sept. 26, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer – North Dakota Monitor) The state should not fund school choice programs at the expense…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler is officially announcing her re-election campaign this morning. In her re-election announcement, Baesler highlighted efforts to require lessons on computer science and cybersecurity, as well as providing fiscal training to school districts and reducing the Department of Public Instruction’s spending. She has also been elected president of the Council of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo Davies High, West Fargo High, and other schools across North Dakota are the targets of “swatting calls”: the reporting of a fake emergency to authorities, including threats of active shooters. Dispatch received a call that there was an active shooter at Davies High School. Fargo Police checked video from the school and did not find…
