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As the snow keeps melting, the consequences of our harsh winter continue to hit school districts. From make-up days to virtual learning, each is making different adjustments.

The debate over the next generation of social studies standards in the state has its final public hearing in Pierre next Monday. Now, some school administrators are joining the ever-growing opposition.

The superintendent group joins a coalition of educators, school boards, education groups and the state’s nine tribes in opposition to the standards.

The Minnehaha County Sheriffs Office investigated 2 incidents involving a "suspicious" man that temporarily had schools in Dell Rapids on high alert.

Kindergarten readiness program available to Dell Rapids families Tom Savage The 2020-21 school year is winding down, but there are programs already ramping up for prospective Dell Rapids students for this fall. All families in Dell Rapids with children who are 4-years-old or younger on Sept. 1, 2021 are eligible to participate in a no-cost kindergarten readiness program. The program is called Waterford Upstart, which provides home-based kindergarten readiness delivered via technology. South Dak...