BISMARCK, ND ( KXNET ) — The 2025 North Dakota Teacher of the Year will finally be crowned on Friday, September 27th.

State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler and Gov. Doug Burgum will announce the winner at 1 p.m. in Memorial Hall at the North Dakota State Capitol.

This year’s finalists are:

• Kendall Bergrud, a math teacher at Wachter Middle School in Bismarck;
• Macie Harris-Nelson, a music teacher at Kenmare Elementary School;
• Ashley Nudell, a family and consumer science teacher at Lisbon High School; and
• Kayla Tatro, who teaches English, math, science, music and technology at Roosevelt Public School in Carson.

To learn more about each of the teachers, visit the ND United website .

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