While Governor Kristi Noem has opened her administration with cramped, visionless proposals, illogical Trumpist excuse-making, and bunker-mentality sniping at other states, freshly inaugurated Governor Gavin…
Tag: education
Governor Kristi Noem addressed the South Dakota Legislature this afternoon. Several of her words deserve highlighting. (All quotes come from the transcript Governor Noem provided…
Legislators are officially planning to take up the issue of residency… but not, as far as we know, the issue of any legislators’ voting residency.…
The Republican leadership has put Rep. Lana Greenfield (R-2/Doland) in charge of the House Education Committee. What could go wrong there? Sure, it’s nice that…
Kristi Noem just appointed Cooter Secretary of Education! Yeeha! Oh, possum on a gumbush—wrong Ben Jones. Dr. Benjamin F. Jones will take six months off…
South Dakota students must take three “units” of social studies to graduate from high school. One unit must be on U.S. history; a half unit…
Northern State University isn’t putting much faith in our legislators’ “relationships” to get the funding it needs to finish its building projects. With construction costs…
Article 8 Section 1 of the South Dakota Constitution explains our founders’ commitment to public education: Uniform system of free public schools. The stability of a republican…
With the defeat of Initiated Measure 25 and the election of a Republican Governor and Legislature who have no plans to invest in education, South…
The Tri-Valley School District’s participation in the school sentinel/gunslinger program, arming some secret teacher or custodian(s), didn’t deter or catch this gun crime: An 18-year-old…