# Never too late: North Dakota allows its first charter schools | Sen. Michelle Axtman Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/excelined-in-action-statehouse-spotlights-6742239/never-too-late-north-dakota-allows-its-first-charter-schools-sen-michelle-axtman Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/excelined-in-action-statehouse-spotlights-6742239/never-too-late-north-dakota-allows-its-first-charter-schools-sen-michelle-axtman.md Podcast: [ExcelinEd in Action Statehouse Spotlights](https://stenobird.com/podcast/excelined-in-action-statehouse-spotlights-6742239) Published: 2025-05-08T13:10:08+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/excelined-in-action-statehouse-spotlights/episodes/never-too-late-north-dakota-allows-its-first-charter-schools Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/657c82564969990016c55eb9/e/681cad6b3e6644d7a3a76768/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/excelined-in-action-statehouse-spotlights-6742239/episodes/never-too-late-north-dakota-allows-its-first-charter-schools-sen-michelle-axtman Duration seconds: 1579 ## Resource In this episode of Statehouse Spotlights , host Ashley Mullins sits down with North Dakota Senator Michelle Axtman to discuss the passage of SB 2241, the state’s first public charter school legislation. As the 47th state to adopt charter schools, North Dakota is taking a significant step toward empowering families with more public school options, enhancing accountability and fostering innovation.  Sen. Axtman shares insights into the challenges and opportunities of building a public charter school framework from scratch, why this moment is critical for North Dakota students and what’s next as the state rolls out this historic reform.  Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the process of championing bold, student-centered policies in the Peace Garden State.  Remember to join the conversation on social media:   X (formerly Twitter): @ExcelinAction   Instagram: ExcelinEd in Action   Facebook: ExcelinEd in Action     Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/excelined-in-action-statehouse-spotlights-6742239/episodes/never-too-late-north-dakota-allows-its-first-charter-schools-sen-michelle-axtman/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/excelined-in-action-statehouse-spotlights-6742239/never-too-late-north-dakota-allows-its-first-charter-schools-sen-michelle-axtman.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.