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North Dakota School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler said Thursday that Jamestown school board member Jason Rohr has been appointed to the state Board of Public School Education.

State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler said Friday an application deadline for two openings on the North Dakota Board of Higher Education has been moved to 5 p.m. Central time on Tuesday, Dec. 17.

State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler said North Dakota high school students who are interested in education careers may take classes to prepare them for classroom teaching.

North Dakota School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler announced Friday that two North Dakota veterans of the Korean War have been awarded honorary high school diplomas.

Kendall Bergrud, a mathematics teacher at Wachter Middle School in Bismarck, is North Dakota’s Teacher of the Year for 2025, state School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler and Gov. Doug Burgum said in a joint announcement Friday.

State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler said Thursday that North Dakota high school students’ 2024 Advanced Placement exam results will save them $2.1 million in college tuition costs. The savings are part of a continuing state program that has saved students $11.5 million in college tuition expenses since 2015.

State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler on Wednesday said applications have been reopened for a vacancy on the state Board of Public School Education, which oversees K-12 and career and technical education in the state.

North Dakota School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler on Monday congratulated schools in Beach, Mandan and Mohall for earning the U.S. Department of Education’s prestigious “Blue Ribbon School” award.

State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler is asking North Dakotans to review and comment about a new state process for assisting schools whose students have lagged academically for three years or more.

State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler on Monday urged North Dakotans to apply for two pending openings on the Board of Higher Education, which is the policymaking and advocacy board for the state’s 11 public colleges and universities.