Here's news to straighten your curls: South Dakota's cost of living is higher than the national average. Say what? The last time I ran numbers on cost of living and salaries, I found that in Quarter 1 of this year,…
Posts tagged as “education”
The Madison Daily Leader gets three of our local superintendents on the record about Governor Rounds's proposed 5% cut to state aid for K-12 education. They don't sound happy, but they aren't jumping off any grain elevators yet. They list…
Yesterday the Associated School Boards of South Dakota called on the Legislature to follow the law and increase K-12 education funding by 1.3%. That's a pretty modest request, given that ASBSD's position for the past few years has been to…
I had the pleasure of judging the South Dakota State Oral Interpretation Festival this weekend in Aberdeen. I also had the pleasure of chipping in to the Aberdeen speech boosters at their concession stand at Central High School: Humor Dogs:…
In the conversation about our schools not producing enough smart kids, I mentioned Stanford economist Eric Hanushek's contention that per-pupil spending doesn't correlate with educational outcomes. Former Madison Superintendent John Sweet challenges this contention, suggesting we look at spending in…
My well-read wife hands me this report from The Atlantic that includes data on how South Dakota students compare with their U.S. and international counterparts in posting high scores on standardized tests. The good news: South Dakota has more kids…
Remember that new gym proposal Madison voters turned down back in 2007? Recall the plans for that building: 2007 New Gym Site Plan (click to enlarge) 2007 New Gym Floor Plan (click to enlarge) The new gym proposed in 2007…
When I toured my alma mater last week, Madison High School principal Sharon Knowlton said more than once that the proposed $16.9-million new gym and renovation project is the only way to accomplish all of the architectural changes the high…