Education

During the pandemic, many have struggled with mental health around the country, and right here in South Dakota

Minnesota senator Tina Smith planning to bring more financial relief to childcare centers in Minnesota and throughout the country.

A candidate has announced his intentions to run for a statewide office in 2022, unofficially kicking off the 2022 campaign season.

Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a bill that requires school districts to provide full-time in-class learning to parents who request it.

Augustana University received a monetary gift from Midco that will be used to create a media production center on campus.

Governor Kristi Noem is proposing changes to courses on history and civics for K - 12 students.

With the Fall Semester under their belt, South Dakota Universities are making adjustments to their coronavirus protocols for this Spring Semester.

Winter break is over for many school districts as they prepare to finish out the second half of the school year. Now that these schools have dealt with COVID for an entire semester, there are some lessons they’ve learned.

Secretary Sanderson joins the South Dakota Department of Education after a number of years working in and around education.

South Dakota schools are continuing to approach the coronavirus in a variety of ways.

Kennedy Bietz is ready to fly and she’s encouraging other students at Scotland High School.

The senior director of Human Resources in the Sioux Falls School District said substitute teachers are needed right now.

Secretary Ben Jones is making the jump from Department of Education to the State Historical Society.

Nowadays it can be expensive to get a college degree. That’s just one of many things an education task force is taking into account as they look to be more productive and efficient with state dollars.

Mayor Paul TenHaken visited a Sioux Falls school to help students exercise.

The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation awarded more than $16,000 in grants to local teachers through its 2020 Excellence in Education Initiative.

Greater Pierre elementary school students are just the latest to receive Strider bikes from the "All Kids Bike" foundation and its sponsors.

Many schools form their own traditions. At Rosa Parks Elementary in Sioux Falls, they have a pretty neat way of celebrating diversity.

Ipswich High School senior Matthew Hettich is always willing to help out.

Harrisburg School District leaders sent out a text Wednesday morning to parents that said absences will be excused if they decide to keep their kids home.

Amanda Hargreaves was named Teacher of the Year in South Dakota in a virtual event Thursday.

The annual report card is missing some key data points that the district says is due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Construction of Sioux Falls' newest high school is well underway. Jefferson High School is being built in northwest Sioux Falls, near Southeast Technical Institute.

Touchstone Energy Scholar of the Week: Bergh sets an example in Florence

Sioux Falls School District accepted into free meal program

Students in the Sioux Falls School District are receiving free meals for the rest of the semester

The Sioux Falls School Board has passed an amendment to its Return to Learn plan and its policy regarding close contacts.

One family is making the most of the learning opportunities that have been afforded to them because of the pandemic.

One doctor's amazing life story has taken him to the Missouri River, to raise money and awareness for a cause much bigger than himself.

The legislation is intended to help improve the recruitment and retention of professional educators in tribal and rural communities, pending it passes through the United States Senate.