Update 22:04 CDT: Numerous well-informed readers have pointed out that I misread the budget! My state aid to K-12 numbers from FY2006 through FY2016 include special…
Tag: education
During floor debate on Senate Bill 159, Senator Phyllis Heineman’s make-my-hubby-richer stealth vouchers bill, Rep. Lee Schoenbeck (R-5/Watertown) said that the Governor’s teacher-pay-raise plan would force private schools…
The final component of the Governor’s Blue Ribbon teacher pay raise plan is on the way to his desk. The Senate yesterday concurred with the House…
As the Legislature underdelivers on the Blue Ribbon panel’s promise to pay all South Dakota teachers what they are worth, the Legislature also adds a new unfunded mandate and…
Two weeks ago, 21 House members voted against providing $67 million in new state revenue to public schools via House Bill 1182: This morning, 20 of those…
Senate Bill 159, the stealth voucher bill, died and was reborn today. This morning I laid out four good reasons that SB 159, which would give…
House Appropriations has one bill on its agenda this morning. What a nice opportunity to focus their attention on killing a bad bill. At 9 a.m.…
As she promised in committee last week, Senator Phyllis Heineman (R-13/Sioux Falls) voted yesterday against House Bill 1182, the funding for historic 20% pay raises for…
The Senate yesterday approved Senator Phyllis Heineman’s stealth voucher bill, Senate Bill 159, on a 24–11 vote. I note with dismay the two Democrats—Jim Bradford and Bernie…
Speaking of rich guys lying to us, Pat Powers trumpets his sponsors the Koch brothers’ latest video trying to keep South Dakota from saving lives and saving money by expanding…