If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Baesler would be the next assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education.

The North Dakota superintendent for public instruction could become the nation’s assistant secretary of education for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(Michael Achterling – North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota Superintendent of Schools Kirsten Baesler has been nominated to be part of President Donald Trump’s administration, Gov. Kelly Armstrong said Wednesday in a statement congratulating her.

The State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler has been nominated to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education in the U.S. Department of Education in the Trump Administration.