Nominating Process of Becoming a Teacher of the Year

Nominating process of becoming a Teacher of the Year

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — Last year at Wachter Middle School, teacher Kendall Bergrud won, and right now there are still four finalists for this year's nomination. And KX News wanted to find out the process of being nominated. "Every year we get several hundred nominations," said Jennifer Odell, the director of Outreach and Engagement for the Department of Public Interest. "Every nominee has an opportunity to apply to be considered at the county le…

North Dakota K-12 schools to see shifts in low-income student funding

BISMARCK — Independent of the flurry of changes being made to the U.S. education system, the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction has changed the way it distributes its federal Title I dollars. Title I is a federal financial assistance program working to improve the quality of education in schools where a high number of students come from low-income families. The money can be used for a variety of services, like staff development traini…