Education
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Stories about the state's students, teachers, schools, colleges and the latest changes in education as well as coverage of the state spelling bee, which South Dakota News Watch sponsors.
Wave of nursing home closures hitting small South Dakota communities
The health and stability of some of South Dakota’s most vulnerable residents are being threatened by a wave of closures of long-term care facilities across the state.
Three nursing homes closed over the past three years and two more are slated for closure by February. Another 17 former
SD school districts increasingly rely on tax opt-outs to aid strained budgets
While South Dakota teachers have earned raises over the past two years courtesy of a new half-cent sales tax, school districts across the state continue to struggle with their budgets.
Nominal increases in state aid to education have crippled local budgets and caused many districts to consider significant programming
Education officials: State must act to keep momentum in teacher salaries
South Dakota no longer has the lowest-paid teachers in the nation, but education officials caution that lawmakers must maintain an aggressive approach to funding if that status is to continue.
According to 2018 rankings and estimates by the National Education Association, South Dakota had the highest percentage increase in
USD Law School facing challenges but seeing opportunities
VERMILLION, S.D. – One of South Dakota’s most venerable institutions, the law school at the University of South Dakota, is facing academic and financial challenges unprecedented in the school’s 117-year history.
Applications are historically down. The balance sheet is barely in the black. More marginally qualified students