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NORTH DAKOTA EDUCATION STANDARDS AND PRACTICES BOARD

Senate bill would automatically revoke teacher’s licenses after conviction, regardless of jurisdiction

March 5, 2025

Eric Bolin,

BISMARCK, N.D. — The House Education Committee gave a do-pass recommendation on a bill that would bar anyone convicted of a crime against a child or sexual offense from holding a teacher’s license. SB 2043 adds crimes like indecent exposure, sexual extortion, and luring minors over the internet to offenses that require an immediate revocation of a teacher’s license when…

Gov. Burgum Grants Request to Address Teacher Shortage

August 8, 2023

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum has granted a request from the North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board to declare a teacher crisis. It will allow school districts flexibility to temporarily allow expanded use of student teachers to help address the state’s teacher shortage. North Dakota Unite, the teachers union, has opposed the move. Burgum says of 167…