Education

South Dakota lawmakers made significant amendments to Gov. Kristi Noem’s Critical Race Theory Bill before they passed it on Tuesday.

Even before the pandemic, school districts around South Dakota have been struggling to find substitute teachers to fill in during the day. In Sioux Falls, the school district is doing everything it can to find more, including pay raises.

Roosevelt high school parents are still searching for information regarding two reported overdoses that happened at the school.

Noem's "transgender sports bill" is one step closer to becoming law after it cleared the House State Affairs committee Wednesday.

South Dakota state lawmakers are set to debate a number of bills dealing with transgender issues during the course of the 2022 legislative session.

Minnesota’s educators are bracing for what they expect will be a spike in coronavirus cases after students return to their classrooms.

Mama T-Rex from the Children’s Museum of South Dakota in Brookings has been fitted with a glowing red nose in order to give Santa a hand delivering gifts.

The South Dakota Discovery Center is considering the possibility of moving out of its current space, and in to a new one that would better fit their needs.

Officials from South Dakota’s technical colleges and Western Governors University celebrated a new partnership Wednesday.

Dakota Wesleyan University announced the appointment of its 21st president Tuesday.

Students and staff at Ben Reifel Middle School got together Friday for a Thanksgiving dinner, helped put on by some of those students.

The blowing snow returning for the first time this season forced many schools in eastern South Dakota to close. Although that doesn’t mean learning was done for the day.

Titled ‘Bold & Blue,’ the fundraising initiative is the largest in state history and is near twice the amount of money raised in the university’s last campaign.

The South Dakota Department of Education released its 2020-21 report card Thursday on how students and schools performed.

Stephanie Ballard, a special education teacher at George S. Mickelson Middle School in Brookings, was named the 2021 South Dakota Teacher of the Year.

South Dakota educators continue to receive some of the lowest wages in the nation.

The Washington Pavilion is launching a new initiative that aims to give youth more opportunities to learn about math and science.

Augustana University formally announced its new men’s hockey program and broke ground on a new arena Tuesday.

Gov. Noem's administration says a new workgroup will be created and propose new social studies standards.

Augustana University is set to announce its addition of a men’s hockey program and groundbreaking on a new arena.

Facing political pressure from both sides of the aisle, Governor Kristi Noem has called for delay in the consideration of the proposed social studies standards.

The state cited testimonials from mothers of school-age children who make unproven assertions that masks can harm children.

Gov. Noem has directed the South Dakota Department of Education to delay the process for up to one year.

A Minnesota judge has rejected a request by concerned parents to force a statewide mask mandate in all schools.

The South Dakota Department of Education has moved its Board of Education Standards meeting to a bigger venue and a later date.

The new facility is to be named First Bank & Trust Arena.

With so many industries experiencing workforce shortages, students in Canton are already getting exposure to the healthcare field.

Minnesota schools are seeing increases in weekly coronavirus cases as students return to classrooms across the state.

Students at one of Sioux Falls’ newest schools got a warm welcome from the granddaughter of its namesake.

SDSU will be one of only a handful of schools in the nation to offer a bachelor’s degree in the field.