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Valley City State highlights teacher pipeline, requests McFarland Hall repairs
Summary
Valley City State University President Alan Laffey summarized campus growth, teacher‑education impact and capital priorities. VCSU asked the committee for a $25.395 million general‑fund request (with a local match) for McFarland Hall deferred maintenance and supported system salary and inflation adjustments.
Alan Laffey, president of Valley City State University, told the Appropriations - Education and Environment Division that VCSU has grown enrollment about 31% since 2014 and continues to produce a large share of the state’s elementary teachers.
Why it matters: VCSU supplies a sizable portion of North Dakota’s K‑12 teacher workforce and asked the committee to fund building repairs and consider inflation and compensation adjustments that affect small institutions…
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