Addressing the House Education Committee in Pierre this morning, Secretary of Education Melody Schopp fielded a question about how she feels about Teach for America, the national non-profit that, by her off-the-cuff count, places about 100 young college graduates in…
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The notably conservative Siouxland Republican Women are hosting a panel discussion on the Common Core education standards this evening in Sioux Falls (7 p.m., Good Samaritan Jerstad Center, admission $5 for members, $10 for the rest of us). The meeting…
Did we win? Did we really win? We killed Referred Law 16, Governor Dennis Daugaard's stinky pack of ideological teacher-busting policies, at the polls on November 6. The Governor and some minions sputtered some nonsense about ignoring stupid voters and…
Secretary of Education Melody Schopp spoke to the Watertown Rotary Club last week about House Bill 1234, the Governor's deservedly unpopular education reform bill. Schopp has struggled since January to mount a logical defense of her boss's plan. From what's…
Governor Dennis Daugaard's merit bonus proposal is based on the belief that handing an extra $5000 to each of the top 20% of teachers at each school will drive healthy competition and inspire teachers to teach more effectively. Unfortunately, Governor…
Displaced Plainsman and I both celebrate the South Dakota Department of Education's decision to blow raspberries at No Child Left Behind. Even in the midst of huge budget cuts, we're willing to risk the loss of federal education dollars to…