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United Voices - June 2024

For our summer issue of United Voices, we’re spotlighting our finalists for the 2025 North Dakota United Education Support Professional of the Year award. Our cover story features this year’s winner, Laurie Mahrer, a speech language pathology assistant in Mandan, and her fellow finalists: Dustin Brunner, a paraprofessional from Devils Lake, and Julie Eiler, lead paraeducator in Fargo. Also, we have a Q&A with Rebecca Fricke, executive director for NDPERS, and much more.
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NDU & You

Protect Your Membership with AutoPay

by: Joel Crane June 2024
Take this one simple step to preserve your right to belong to your union from opponents of public education and services.
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2024 Delegate Assembly Held in Bismarck

by: North Dakota United June 2024
The 2024 Delegate Assembly was a focused and energetic affair focused on the ongoing attacks from the anti-public education and anti-public service politicians and the necessity of our members to unite together to protect our professions, our students, and our communities.

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  • President's Post
    ND United President Nick Archuleta discusses how the upcoming elections affect ND United members in this President's Post.
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  • Perspectives
    Public schools in this country are under an unprecedented attack by people who believe unfounded conspiracy theories and by people funding these attacks for personal gain. This is not an exaggeration. Don’t take my word for it… take theirs.
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  • Professional Development
    Former ND Teachers of the Year gathered to share best practices, and provide feedback to the Governor’s task force on teacher retention and recruitment.
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  • NDU & You
    The staff at North Dakota United welcomed two new employees this past year.
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Quote byMitchell Smette , Former West Fargo High School English Teacher and Coach

One of the biggest reasons that I’m leaving the [education] field is the North Dakota Legislature. If we continue to legislate what teachers can do in their classrooms… and people who are not experts in education are making those decisions, and they’re ignoring educators in making those decisions, then I don’t know how you’re ever going to find good teachers – or keep them.
—Mitchell Smette , Former West Fargo High School English Teacher and Coach
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