Blue Ribbon Task Force

State lawmakers working on policies to increase teacher pay are weighing accountability and local control. The two concepts clash as legislators look at a…

Public school administrators are telling teachers a plan to increase the average teacher salary to more than $48,500 doesn’t mean pay raises across the…

Leaders in Pierre are laying out the governor’s new plan for dispensing state tax dollars to schools. This week’s discussion includes details about…

Some local lawmakers from both political parties say they support Governor Dennis Daugaard’s plan to increase money for education. Two members of the Blue…

Some lawmakers on South Dakota’s education task force say they hoped for a more specific funding plan. The report from the Blue Ribbon committee includes…

The Blue Ribbon Task force has sent its report to Governor Dennis Daugaard. In it they make several recommendations to improve education in South Dakota.…

On this week’s edition of Dakota Digest, the Blue Ribbon Task Force held it's final meeting this week, the Board of Regents is considering the sale of…

Stakeholders examining education funding in the state are working on final recommendations to the governor. Thursday is the final meeting of South…

A South Dakota task force study has found that almost half of future teachers that graduate from South Dakota colleges leave the state after graduating.…