Yesterday South Dakota reported 320 new cases of coronavirus, six deaths, and 109 hospitalizations. That 109 is the highest number of people we’ve had in…
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Congressman Dusty Johnson is proposing a small expansion of the tax break teachers get for buying their own classroom supplies: I’m encouraged that schools in…
Better late than never: Governor Kristi Noem has announced that she will send about $75 million in coronavirus relief funds to South Dakota’s K-12 schools.…
New York City’s schools have 1.1 million students and over 100,000 employees—that’s over a third more people than the population of our entire state. To…
Think positive: 98% of Americans haven’t gotten coronavirus yet. Similarly, 87% of South Dakota K-12 schools haven’t reported coroanvirus cases yet this fall: Most of…
Aberdeen Central High School called parents Friday evening to announce that someone in the building tested positive for coronavirus. The school said that anyone who…
Who’s voting for Trump? Slightly more of the old, white, and under-educated: Whites are the only racial group leaning toward Trump. Everyone else generally recognizes…
Admirably masked man Dusty Johnson visited Meadowbrook Elementary in Rapid City yesterday. He told four third=grade teachers there that they are “optimistic, can-do” people; Superintendent…
Lemmon gets only a week into school before having to send kids home due to coronavirus. The Lemmon School Board has sent all elementary students…
Fifteen South Dakota schools have chosen to offer their fall classes entirely online and cancel fall sports. All are Indian schools: At this point schools…