Menno Schukking, vice-president of the Northern State University Student Association, led off the Q&A at Saturday's Aberdeen crackerbarrel by asking legislators if they thought Senate Bill 181 was a good idea. SB 181 would appropriate $3.2 million to the Board…
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A few legislators are trying to do something about South Dakota's teacher shortage and the low pay causing it. Senator Tim Rave (R-25/Baltic) and Rep. Jacqueline Sly (R-33/Rapid City) propose Senate Bill 132, which authorizes school districts to offer signing…
Governor Dennis Daugaard offers a little good news for a minority of South Dakota college students but bad news for all Regental students. In the small good news, Governor Daugaard is willing to spend $1.274 million to increase the Opportunity…
South Dakota Republicans brag about their budget-balancing prowess. They don't like being reminded that they are balancing the budget by shifting burdens onto private citizens. Consider higher education. South Dakota is part of a national trend in which states are…
Mr. Mercer points out an important problem with our system of "university centers," the three facilities created to serve major populations removed from our actual university locations. He notes that to keep these classrooms in Sioux Falls, Pierre, and Rapid…
The South Dakota Board of Regents wants to make it easier to pay in-state tuition... or maybe just reduce its paperwork. House Bill 1012 makes three main changes in determining who qualifies for the lower rate. First, HB 1012 erases…