Education

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.

Gov. Kristi Noem ordered the Department of Education to delay revisions to social studies standards after the department significantly reduced the number of references to Native American history and culture.

The school superintendent in Mitchell says the number of protesters is declining outside the high school as students adjust to a new mask requirement.…

Governor Kristi Noem has a lead role in a national conservative effort to ban public schools and universities from teaching certain concepts about race…

COVID-19 has closed indoor exploration spaces at some of South Dakota’s family-friendly learning destinations, like the Children’s Museum of South Dakota…

In The Moment … October 19, 2020 Show 923 Hour 1For nearly a century, SDPB has fed the imaginations of children by utilizing various resources and our…

State lawmakers are considering ways remaining CARES Act money could help education. They’re suggesting financial support for educational cooperatives and…

Many say that the safe and effective reopening of schools in South Dakota is critical, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. We've has spent the last month…

In The Moment … August 26, 2020 Show 889 Hour 1As South Dakota school districts across the state report positive COVID-19 cases, we check in with…

In The Moment ... August 20, 2020 Show 885 Hour 1Fellow 2020 South Dakota Hall of Fame inductee Senator Larry Pressler appointed Mike Cartney to the US…