Listening to the absurdities pouring from the mouths of Kristi Noem and Donald Trump isn’t just hard; it’s hazardous to the mental and intellectual health…
Tag: higher education
The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association reports that South Dakota is one of 32 states that are investing less per student now on higher…
Sometimes South Dakota Democrats can get a bill through the Senate. Economist and Senator Reynold Nesiba (D-15/Sioux Falls) saw “his” Senate Bill 116 pass the…
When is a bill on “intellectual diversity” not really about diversity? When Republicans promote it. House Bill 1087 purports to “promote intellectual diversity at certain…
If we can’t get the Noem/McCaulley Administration to relieve students of their debt with free college (because we by no means should act like Bernie…
One more dip in the data from the Chronicle of Higher Education…. South Dakota ties Mississippi and Hawaii for 37th in university graduation rates. 51.1%…
Despite our big 2016 sales tax increase, South Dakota’s K-12 teacher pay remains a disappointing 48th in the nation. Our elementary and high school teachers…
If you looked at the Chronicle of Higher Education tables I cited in my previous post, you know this fiscal policy post is coming! The state of…
If you think Brookings, Vermillion, and South Dakota’s other college towns are remarkably racially diverse, zoom out on the map. The Chronicle of Higher Education‘s fun…
Speaking of workforce, the South Dakota Board of Regents approved numerous academic program requests to do the bidding of capital last week. Among those requests…