After babbling about himself to the NRA, Donald Trump signed some words written for him by someone else declaring next week National Charter Schools Week.…
Tag: education
Senator Billie Sutton tried to throw a minor monkey wrench into the proceedings of the Senate on Veto Day this morning. After the Senate failed…
Term-limited Rep. Jim Schaefer (R-26B/Kennebec) is stepping away from the Legislature (he’s leaving challenging incumbent Democratic Senator Troy Heinert to Republican Joel Koskan). Stepping into…
Tomorrow isn’t just Veto Day in Pierre; at least four committees will meet: GOAC will convene at 8:30 a.m. in Room 362, before the scheduled Senate session…
A glutton for punishment that even I didn’t want to incur, Megan Raposa analyzes the “new” South Dakota K-12 curriculum standards and finds, unsurprisingly, that…
My morning paper brings me two letters taking opposite sides in the gun debate. Dan Oliver of Aberdeen calls teachers complainers, perverts, and sissies but…
As of this writing, Governor Dennis Daugaard hasn’t used his last chance opportunity to exercise his veto power. But among the bills still on his…
Rep. Spencer Gosch (R-23/Glenham) has saved Herried School District from consolidation. Yesterday Governor Dennis Daugaard signed Gosch’s House Bill 1215, a bill crafted specifically to…
The state Board of Education Standards adopted new curriculum standards yesterday for English, math, health, Native American studies, and some career/technical fields. And after all…
Governing notices that teachers are running for elected office around the country. We teachers have job skills that make us pretty good candidates: “You’re always…