PIERRE, S.D. (KELOLAND) – South Dakota has received approval from the U.S. Department of Education for both a Returning Education to the States waiver and Education Flexibility, or Ed-Flex, authority, ...

South Dakota can now combine $19M in federal education funds under a Trump-backed RES waiver while still meeting federal ...

South Dakota received approval for statewide Ed-Flex waivers, giving districts more flexibility to carry over Title I funds ...

Governor Larry Rhoden and both the federal and state Departments of Education announced on Friday that federal education ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two bills proposing South Dakota start new school choice finance options were both killed in the House Education Committee on ...

PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota school districts will have greater flexibility in managing federal education dollars after Gov. Larry Rhoden and the South Dakota Department of Education received approval ...

Five major education groups penned a letter last week expressing their opposition to a “voucher movement” in South Dakota. Leaders of the Associated School Boards of South Dakota, South Dakota ...

A new report shows South Dakota is lagging behind in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April by ...

South Dakota ranks 46th in the nation for average teacher salaries — its highest standing since the National Education Association started ranking states in 1943, according to the South Dakota ...

Two bills proposing South Dakota start new school choice finance options were both killed in the House Education Committee on Wednesday morning after more than two hours of testimony and debate. The ...