Education

Educators and Indigenous groups in South Dakota are fighting to better represent Native American history, culture, and values in the state’s education systems through teacher training, immersion schools, and other programs.

Despite the influence of the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota peoples in South Dakota, the state’s history of forced assimilation, failed legislation efforts, and a lack of teacher confidence have limited the presence of Indigenous culture and values in its education systems.

The Board of Regents has made affordability its top priority for the 2024 fiscal year and aims to freeze tuition rates for its universities once again.

A Montrose High School student receives a $10,000 award for committing to safe driving.

A Career and Technical Education Academy class is preparing for the arrival of a World War II bomber plane in Sioux Falls.

Following the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee, there were conversations over what sort of support the federal government should give to reservation schools. In a new episode of the oral history project, educational administrator John Haas and former Oglala Sioux Tribe President Bryan Brewer talk about changes in education and how schools often had to cut corners with their budget.

Nationwide, high school and college students are facing education overwhelm, apathy, and disconnection. Northern State University in Aberdeen is part of an emerging field of scholarship on HyFlex pedagogies — a field of study that aims to get students reconnected with higher education.

The Washington Pavilion is installing new dinosaur exhibits. The science center received a grant from the David B. Jones Foundation which donates frequently to the Pavilion for various projects.

A World War II bomber plane will tour South Dakota in May. The events are intended to promote education about the state’s historic ties to aviation.

South Dakota Mines has received a $4 million donation, its largest ever, and renamed its Chemical and Biological Engineering Department after the late alumna Karen Swindler, whose family made the donation in her honor.