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U.S. Senate Poised to Confirm North Dakota Superintendent Baesler to Department of Education

By Bill Dubensky Oct 6, 2025 | 5:50 AM

(Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

 

(North Dakota Monitor) – The U.S. Senate is poised to confirm North Dakota State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler as the next assistant secretary of elementary and secondary education at the Department of Education.

The  U.S. Senate voted 51-46 to authorize a final confirmation vote of Baesler and more than 100 executive appointees for President Donald Trump.

However, even if Baesler is confirmed, the federal government shutdown would delay her ability to begin the new post.

“Like others affected by the shutdown, I’m in a holding pattern,” Baesler said.

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