Monica Klein teaches a kindergarten class at Lakewood Elementary in Mandan on Jan. 30, 2024. (Photo Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)
NORTH DAKOTA – North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Levi Bachmeier said the state needs to do more to increase teachers’ salaries.
The National Educators Association ranked North Dakota 41st in the country for teacher compensation at an average of $60,704 for the 2024-2025 school year.
That’s $14,535 less than the national average.
“Pay is not the solution to every problem, but I think we’ve got to talk about two sides of the same coin when it comes to both recruiting and retaining teachers,” Bachmeier said on “News and Views”. “I think we have to do better in compensation and we also have to make sure that the jobs that we’re asking them to do are realistic and sustainable.”
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