Rapid City School District

The Rapid City Area Schools board is hiring the district’s next superintendent.

The Rushmore Rotary pledges $500,000 to the new Children’s Home Society Campus in Rapid City.

South Dakota Republican Sen. Mike Rounds is introducing legislation to eliminate the federal Department of Education. However, some educators are raising questions about the idea.

Rapid City Area Schools have received a million-dollar grant to bolster local school safety. The money, and the associated changes, will be distributed over the next three school years.

With the investment of three-and-a-half million dollars into the Rapid City Area Schools mental health services, some say it’s a meaningful step in the right direction. Others, though, say there’s still a massive gap in local mental health care.

As research continues to demonstrate the need for youth mental health services, some schools work to fill the need. Now, the Rapid City Area School District has received a $3.4-million grant to address service gaps in its schools.

Student lunch debt relief is on the menu for Rapid City Area Schools. It comes courtesy of the Black Hills Area Community Foundation and a matching donation from the local city council.

After a tumultuous summer, Rapid City Area Schools has a new acting superintendent. Assistant superintendent Cory Strasser assumed the role just days before the school year began.

As the school year approaches, one indigenous-led organization is handing out backpacks to Rapid City kids. NDN Collective officials said they distributed more than 2,000 backpacks Friday afternoon.

Nicole Swigart had been on suspension following an Office of Civil Rights report associated derogatory comments about Native American students with her.