From the left: Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction Levi Bachmeier (Photo courtesy of Office of the Governor), Tracy Layne Foss (Photo courtesy of Foss campaign) and Charles Tuttle (Photo by Jacob Orledge/North Dakota Monitor).
Candidates for superintendent of public instruction have different takes on how to improve North Dakota teacher recruitment and retention.The North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board has for the past three years declared critical shortages in all teaching areas. The shortage prompted former Gov. Doug Burgum in 2023 to create a task force to recommend potential solutions....