Teachers

The South Dakota Joint Appropriations passed a general budget amendment on Friday, increasing funds towards education. Lawmakers agreed that an extra two…

State Senators have approved a measure that seeks to keep some teacher evaluation data private. House Bill 1030 keeps individual teacher, principal and…

Legislation to provide additional state funding to the Teach for America program failed for a second time in the State Senate Tuesday. Senate Bill 127 was…

South Dakota school superintendents responding to a survey say low pay is an important reason as to why they are having trouble hiring and keeping…

The debate over Common Core Education standards is intensifying at the state capitol. Lawmakers in the house yesterday considered a resolution on Common…

Teacher salaries and funding for education are hot topics at the state legislature. The Joint Appropriations committee is hearing about education issues…

The State Senate rejected a resolution recognizing a connection between the teacher shortage in South Dakota and low teacher pay. A resolution expresses…

Teach for America is a program aimed at putting academic achievers and top tier graduating professionals in the classroom in marginalized communities. The…

It’s not often you get to follow your life’s calling in an environment that you love. But that’s just what happened for one New York City school teacher…

Mejai Bola Mike Avoseh, Ph.D., associate professor of education at the University of South Dakota, has won a Fulbright Award to conduct research and…