Result List
2025 NDU Advocacy: Year in Review
2025 NDU Governance: Year in Review
2025 NDU Aspiring Educators: Year in Review
2025 NDU Professional Development: Year in Review
Tunseth Named ND Teacher of the Year
Special Sections
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Member SpotlightRelationships First: How ND Teacher of the Year Frannie Tunseth Builds Trust, Belonging and Student Success
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Member SpotlightFrom Struggling Reader to Teacher of the Year Finalist, Emily Dawes Found Her Calling in Literacy
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Member SpotlightTeacher of the Year Finalist Hannah Sagvold Helps Students Thrive Through Community, Connection and Care
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Member SpotlightTeacher of the Year Finalist Leah Wheeling Uses Play to Teach Wellness and Digital Skills
Departments
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Feature Article2025 NDU Foundation: Year in Review
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Feature Article2025 NDU Education Support Professionals: Year in Review
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Feature Article2025 NDU-Retired: Year in Review
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Feature Article2025 NDU Communications: Year in Review
Welcome to a New Year
Hello, friends!
It is my pleasure to welcome each of you to the 2025 NDU Year in Review edition of United Voices.
At North Dakota United, we feel that it is imperative that we reflect on our work and take the opportunity to fully appreciate what we all have accomplished over the course of the year just ending. In this Year in Review issue, we want to highlight the important work we have done on behalf of you, our respected and valued members.
Executive Director Chad Oban and I are happy to have the opportunity to share our takes on the year that was, even as all of us prepare to advocate for great public schools, universities and service in 2026!
A Year of Strength, Solidarity and Progress
As we close out another remarkable year at North Dakota United, I need to first say to our incredible members — thank you. Your voice, courage, and unwavering belief in the power of public service continue to drive everything we do. What an honor it is to go to work every day on your behalf.
I also want to express my deep gratitude for the dedicated staff who pour their hearts into this organization every single day. Your work strengthens our schools, supports our public employees and empowers our members.
This year, together, we once again proved what’s possible when we stand united. We defeated vouchers — again and again and again — protecting critical funding for our public schools. We stopped harmful attempts to increase the cost of health insurance for public employees. And we secured meaningful wins at negotiation tables across the state, improving wages, working conditions and respect for those who keep North Dakota running.
These victories were hard-won, and they belong to the entire NDU family.
As we look to the year ahead, our work is far from finished. We must continue to grow our union — one conversation, one worksite, one new member at a time. We must prepare for a legislative session where the stakes will once again be high: fighting for more K–12 and higher education funding, raises for all public employees, ensuring affordable health insurance for every public employee, and, yes, defeating vouchers once more.
With your passion and commitment, I have no doubt we will rise to meet every challenge. Thank you for all you do — and here’s to an even stronger year ahead.
