SD: Early Childhood Education
‘Teach camp’ helps SD educators utilize tech in classrooms
Teachers across South Dakota tuned into a virtual training last week to learn new ways to integrate technology in the classroom. More than 400 …
Child Care Access Hovers Over SD Child Well-Being Report
An annual report measuring child well-being in the U.S. said several benchmarks have worsened overall. States like South Dakota fared better in the …
SD Ranks Near Middle for Child Well-Being
PIERRE, S.D. -- A mixed bag of news can be found for South Dakota in the latest report measuring child wellbeing in the U.S. As families emerge from …
SD's Birth Rate Underscores Calls to Count All Kids in Census
BROOKINGS, S.D. -- A common theme for the 2020 census is making sure all young children are counted. That's been an issue in previous counts…
Report: How Fair Is South Dakota School Funding?
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - South Dakota is doing an excellent job of distributing school funding, but a new report gives the state a failing grade for the …
SD Makes Measurable Gains in Children's Well-Being
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – In the past three decades, South Dakota has added 15,000 children to its birth rolls, and a new report shows those children …
South Dakota Educators Show Pioneering Spirit
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Teaching is often called the toughest job in the world. In addition to educating a diverse classroom, teachers are role …
Feds' Prep for 2020 Census, Enlist Help from South Dakotans
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — As the U.S. Census Bureau begins hiring more than a half-million workers nationwide to help with the once-a-decade count…
SD Educators Ask Feds to Keep Funding Promise for Special Ed
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Congress is looking at a resolution that would help South Dakota and other states pay for special education, and educators …
Educators Say Preschool is Critical, Despite Defeat of Funding Bill
PIERRE, S. D. – South Dakota educators fear there's growing inequality between kids who attend preschool programs and those who don't, but …
SD Teachers' Union Urges Legislators: "Focus on the Kids"
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota's latest education report card shows performance progress for math and English, and the state teacher's union hopes …
Sioux Falls Schools Elevate Foundation to Boost Shrinking Budgets
SIOUX FALLS S.D. – At the beginning of every school year, 94 percent of teachers in public schools spend close to $500 of their own money for …