Education
State officials prepare to strengthen graduation requirements
South Dakota will soon have some of the strictest graduation requirements in the country.
Nov 19, 2009 | 7:00 am | (1) Comments
School district seeks agreement to keep gym in park land
Rapid City Area Schools will not call on legislators or voters -- but will ask the city council -- to save the Central High School renovation and addition project.
Nov 18, 2009 | 10:00 pm | (3) Comments
Central expansion plot both flood zone and park land
The Rapid City school district will need to clear two hurdles to stay on track with construction plans for Central High School.
Nov 17, 2009 | 9:00 pm | (8) Comments
Bovine, lady bug serve up just desserts for students taking part in food drive
Students at Calvary Christian School were treated to a black cow on Tuesday, and it wasn’t even on the lunch menu.
Nov 17, 2009 | 5:00 pm | (0) Comments
Board faces tough choice with Central expansion options
The multi-million Central High School expansion project is at risk, and the Rapid City school board’s two options are a gamble.
Nov 16, 2009 | 7:00 am | (6) Comments
Teaching math not a simple equation
The Rapid City school district is in the middle of a math metamorphosis, and students like 16-year-old Paige Haraldson have felt the growing pains.
Nov 15, 2009 | 7:00 am | (6) Comments
District seeks cohesive way to teach all kids
Students sit cross-legged at the feet of teacher Ashley Riter-Collins in a second-grade classroom at Pinedale Elementary School.
Nov 15, 2009 | 7:00 am | (2) Comments
Land oversight could derail Central High School project
An oversight in the renovation plan for Central High School could potentially derail the entire project and render almost half a million dollars in design and engineering work useless.
Nov 14, 2009 | 6:00 am | (15) Comments
Ground broken on University Center
Higher education officials broke ground Friday for the University Center in Rapid City.
Nov 13, 2009 | 8:35 pm | (1) Comments
Belle Fourche joins school funding lawsuit
The Belle Fourche School Board voted to join a coalition of the state's public school districts appealing for the state's Supreme Court to agree that it is the legislature's responsibility to fund K-12 public education.
Nov 13, 2009 | 10:00 am | (0) Comments
School Board selects search firm
In a quick turnaround Tuesday, Rapid City school board members selected a search firm to find a new superintendent.
Nov 10, 2009 | 7:00 pm | (0) Comments
Western Dakota Technical Institute to host inaugural Eagle Day
Western Dakota Technical Institute will host its inaugural Eagle Day on Saturday, Nov. 21.
Nov 09, 2009 | 2:30 pm | (0) Comments
Spearfish teachers union sues to lower salaries, case heads to high court
SPEARFISH -- The Spearfish school teachers' union says new teachers hired in 2006 were paid too much in an odd case to be decided by the South Dakota Supreme Court.
Nov 09, 2009 | 2:00 pm | (2) Comments
Prep sports feel the pinch nationwide, but what about in South Dakota?
WATERTOWN -- Instead of gearing up for playoffs and state championships, South Dakota athletes could become part of budget cuts that would eliminate such activities.
Nov 09, 2009 | 9:15 am | (1) Comments
Retired teachers to meet Tuesday
Black Hills Retired Teachers will meet at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Canyon Lake Senior Center. All retired teachers and school personnel are invited to attend.
Nov 08, 2009 | 4:30 pm | (0) Comments
Alternative school takes a different path to diploma
BELLE FOURCHE -- Belle Fourche High School Education Connection, an alternative school, has proven it can do what the school board wanted when it opened in 2004, according to its lead teacher, Kevin O'Dea.
Nov 07, 2009 | 8:00 pm | (0) Comments
TOP OF THE CLASS briefs for Nov. 5
BHSU teacher leads writers groupDeaver Traywick, Black Hills State University assistant professor of English and director of the Writing Center, recently was elected president to the Midwest Writing Center Association.
Nov 05, 2009 | 7:30 pm | (0) Comments
Rapid Valley area modems to temporarily go off-line
Knology's Rapid Valley area customers will experience a modem service interrupt…
Nov 04, 2009 | 10:20 am | (0) Comments
EDUCATION NOTEBOOK: BHSU gets grand piano donation for department
Black Hills State University music students have a lot to celebrate this year with the recent donation of a new grand piano to the department.
Nov 04, 2009 | 7:15 am | (0) Comments
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