Comments from Western Dakota Technical Institute concerning its accreditation troubles should make us wonder why we bother with school accreditation in the first place. When the news…
Tag: education
Rep. Dennis Feickert (D-1/Aberdeen) and Senator Jason Frerichs (D-1/Wilmot) spoke yesterday at a packed Brown County Democratic Forum. Both men discussed the 2016 Legislative Session. School Funding: Rep. Feickert…
I want a veto just so we can test whether the Legislature would allow Alex Jensen to cast an illegal vote on Veto Day on behalf of…
Some legislators can hardly legislate and change their clocks at the same time. Professor Reynold Nesiba, Democratic candidate for District 15 Senate, plans to legislate and…
The South Dakota Legislature wrapped up business Friday, casting its final votes for the Fiscal Year 2017 budget and leaving town before lunch. That final budget, Senate Bill…
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…
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…