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SDPB Radio Coverage of the South Dakota Legislature. See all coverage and find links to audio and video streams live from the Capitol at www.sdpb.org/statehouse

Lawmakers Want To Make Technical Education More Affordable

One of the bigger points surrounding this year’s legislative session is the goal of making Career and Technical Education more affordable.  Senate Majority Leader Tim Rave says the goal is to financially help high school students who have the desire to also take courses of a CTE program.
 

"Dual credits for the CTE’s, for the technical academies we have, like in Sioux Falls. To allow students to leverage those dual credits at the $40 an hour rate instead of the higher university rate," Rave says.
 
Rave says legislation like this would help businesses because it would motivate more students to get technical education. The Senate Majority leader says this in turn would give students a skill set for jobs with South Dakota businesses. State democrats also agree with making the CTE programs more affordable to those in high school with the desire to take technical courses.

Nate Wek is currently the sports content producer and sports and rec beat reporter for South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism Broadcasting and a minor in Leadership. From 2010-2013 Nate was the Director of Gameday Media for the Sioux Falls Storm (Indoor Football League) football team. He also spent 2012 and 2013 as the News and Sports Director of KSDJ Radio in Brookings, SD. Nate, his wife Sarah, and two kids Braxan and Jordy, live in Canton, SD.