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South Dakota's child care crisis: Challenges & solutions

On today's show...

Parents across the state struggle to find affordable and adequate child care in their communities. We talk to three local leaders about South Dakota's child care crisis and its potential solutions (1:00 to 38:20).

Paul TenHaken is the mayor of Sioux Falls.South Dakota State Representative Erin Healy is a Democrat from District 10 in Minnehaha County. And Kayla Klein is the director of Early Learner South Dakota. All three are cohort members of The Hunt Institute's Early Learning Nation Fellowship.

Plus, today's Teacher Talk conversation studies the pros and cons of homework. Gina Benz and Jackie Wilber discuss who benefits and when homework should be in-class work (38:21 to 48:40).

Read their full companion blog.

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of In the Moment.
Ari Jungemann is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Ellen Koester is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.