A USD professor who was placed on leave over a social media post critical of Charlie Kirk is suing several university and state officials.

A spokesperson for the South Dakota Board of Regents confirmed the intent to fire a USD Fine Arts Professor in response to the professor’s post on his personal social media account in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk assassination.

September is school attendance awareness month, and while some school districts earn Blue Ribbon distinctions for their work on keeping classrooms filled, Rapid City has struggled.

While many of South Dakota’s individual public universities are seeing growth this semester, the overall state enrollment is the exact same from 2024 at 36,091 students.

Rapid City has shown an aversion to passing school bond votes in the past, but district leaders say infrastructure improvements can’t wait - and are too costly to accomplish without a big investment.

School bond votes can often close the gap between cash-strapped school districts and much-needed infrastructure upgrades. In Rapid City, it’s been over a half century since the last bond passed.

The back-to-school season means new faces, and challenges, in all of South Dakota’s schools. For the new superintendent in Rapid City, it also means stepping up to the new role.

The University of South Dakota has received a major gift to build a new indoor track and field facility.

Well over $30 million is being endowed to Dakota Wesleyan and the Mitchell School District — all to create a path from pre-K to college for the community.

Education savings accounts now face opposition from what many might consider an unexpected voice.