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South Dakota Gubernatorial Candidates Weigh-In on K-12 Education

May 21, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart takes a look at where South Dakota’s leading gubernatorial candidates: State Senate Minority Leader Billie Sutton (D-Burke), Congresswoman Kristie Noem (R-SD), and South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley (R) stand on issues related to K-12 education.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education Tagged With: Billie Sutton, Career and Technical Education, Common Core, Kristi Noem, Marty Jackley, Parental Opt-Outs, Rapid City Journal, Smarter Balanced, South Dakota, South Dakota Gubernatorial Race

South Dakota’s New Standards Are a Rebrand

March 28, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

South Dakota Secretary of Education Don Kirkegaard said, “Common Core standards in South Dakota are officially gone.” That is a misleading statement at best.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Abby Javurek, Art Marmorstein, Common Core, Don Kirkegaard, Megan Raposa, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, South Dakota, South Dakota Academic Standards, South Dakota Department of Education

South Dakota Adopts New Standards, Media Reports Zero Interest From General Public

March 20, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

The South Dakota Board of Education Standards adopted new academic standards in subjects such as math and ELA after no public comment during their last four public meetings held at 9:00a in various parts of the state.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: academic standards, activism, South Dakota, South Dakota Board of Education Standards, Watertown Public Opinion

South Dakota In Middle of Tweaking Education Standards

November 22, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

The South Dakota Board of Education is in the middle of the hearing process for proposed education standards having completed two of four required hearings.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core, Don Kirkegaard, South Dakota, South Dakota Board of Education

South Dakota’s Public Colleges Promise Admission for Good Smarter Balanced Scores

September 21, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

South Dakota students who earn a level 3 or 4 on the Smarter Balanced Assessment will receive a general acceptance letter from the state’s public universities.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Education at State Level Tagged With: college admission, Smarter Balanced, South Dakota

South Dakota Judge Rules Against Parents in Common Core Lawsuit

June 22, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

A circuit court judge found that the state of South Dakota did not violate any state or federal laws when adopting Common Core and Smarter Balanced.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Dennis Daugaard, Mark Barnett, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, South Dakota

South Dakota to Review Common Core

January 13, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader reports that the South Dakota Board of Education plans to review the Common Core State Standards.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Every Student Succeeds Act, Melody Schopp, South Dakota, South Dakota Board of Education

Thomas More Law Center Sues South Dakota Over Common Core

November 18, 2015 By truthinamed

The Thomas More Law Center filed a third lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state’s implementation of Common Core and Smarter Balanced.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Amber Mauricio, Common Core State Standards, Dennis Daugaard, Shelli Grinager, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, South Dakota

South Dakota Senate Follows SD House: Abolish the U.S. Dept. of Education

January 30, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The South Dakota Senate voted yesterday 19-15 to pass HCR 1003 a resolution that calls on Congress to abolish the U.S. Department of Education.

Filed Under: Education at State Level, Federalized Education Tagged With: 2015 Bills, HCR 1003, South Dakota, South Dakota House, South Dakota Senate, U.S. Department of Education

South Dakota Parents Push Back Against Common Core Math

November 10, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

I read an interesting article in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader yesterday.  It was focused on how parents in the Sioux Falls, SD school district were fighting back against the Common Core Math Standards through pulling their kids out to homeschool. That is probably the best thing that can be said about Common Core – […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core Math Standards, homeschooling, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, South Dakota

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