BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — The North Dakota United Foundation, a nonprofit created after a merger in 2013 in order to cover costs for teachers to take professional development courses, has reported helping more than 2,700 members enroll in courses this past year.

The foundation has announced that it helped members save $137,200 total on professional development costs during the 2024-25 school year. The NDU pays each professional development course fee for NDU members, which amounts to $50 per course.

“Professional development is essential, but it shouldn’t be a financial burden,” Brenda Seehafer, chair of the ND United Foundation, said in a press release. “By lowering these costs, we’re not just supporting our state’s educators, we’re ensuring stronger classrooms and brighter futures for Nor

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