The Governor and legislators are piling new bills into an emergency hopper for Monday’s historic Online Veto-Plus Day. When I checked at breakfasttime today, there…
Tag: education
Shortly after this noon’s closed-door meeting of the Aberdeen School Board, I received a robocall from my middle school principal reciting this information about how…
The Aberdeen School Board is holding a special meeting Friday, March 20, at noon at district headquarters on Third Street South. The board will be…
On the good side, coronavirus may kill standardized tests this year. The College Board has canceled SATs scheduled for March 28 and May 2. ACT…
Lee Strubinger asked Governor Kristi Noem yesterday if she’s thinking about calling a special session of the Legislature to address the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Noem…
Given that the Legislature is showing its willingness to hoghouse bills at the last minute for surprise purposes, I propose several new bills that the…
Senator Brock Greenfield (R-2/Clark) has our state-subsidized dual credit program for high school juniors and seniors on his mind. After reviewing the Legislative Research Council’s…
Representative Tony Randolph (R-35/Rapid City) wasted more of the Legislature’s time this week with House Concurrent Resolution 6012, a restatement of the obvious fact of…
As your next Governor, I vow to repeal the school sentinel program and make it illegal for anyone other than a uniformed law enforcement officer…
Think about your local school district. Can you think of any good programs, classroom or extracurricular, that your school has had to scale back or…