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PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Starting Fall 2025, South Dakota will implement new social studies standards. The seven-member Board of Education Standards voted 5-2 to implement the controversial standards ...

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: A paraphrased quote was updated to clarify the speaker’s position. RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO) — Proponents and opponents discussed the ...

For almost the past four decades, academic standards have been a defining focus of efforts to improve student achievement. The movement for high academic standards—determinations of what students ...

Susan Gilkerson, a math teacher and school bus driver, stood before a South Dakota education board and issued a warning. The proposed math standards the board was considering — just 36 pages, less ...