Teachers

With the teacher shortage in North Dakota becoming a bigger problem by the day, Superintendent for Public Instruction Kristin Baesler has proposed an idea that could be good for students and school districts alike.

Aaron Knodel, North Dakota's 2014 Teacher of the Year, was suspended without pay Monday night in the wake of allegations that he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old in 2009. The suspension was decided in a vote by the West Fargo School Board.

When I think about the teachers that shaped me into the functioning adult I am, there is only one that comes to the top of the list.

In a recent study, North Dakota was named the best state in the nation for teacher independence.

My roommate is a teacher - everyday she loves, educates, encourages and challenges 23 young people to be the best and brightest human beings possible.