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While South Dakota ranks next-to-last in the U.S. in teacher pay, defenders of the system say they rank higher in per-pupil expenditure and could pay educators more through combining rural schools. But a closer look at the math -- and the history -- of school consolidation shows a more complicated picture.

While South Dakota ranks next-to-last in the U.S. in teacher pay, defenders of the system say they rank higher in per-pupil expenditure and could pay educators more through combining rural schools. But a closer look at the math -- and the history -- of school consolidation shows a more complicated picture.

While South Dakota ranks next-to-last in the U.S. in teacher pay, defenders of the system say they rank higher in per-pupil expenditure and could pay educators more through combining rural schools. But a closer look at the math -- and the history -- of school consolidation shows a more complicated picture.

While South Dakota ranks next-to-last in the U.S. in teacher pay, defenders of the system say they rank higher in per-pupil expenditure and could pay educators more through combining rural schools. But a closer look at the math -- and the history -- of school consolidation shows a more complicated picture.

While South Dakota ranks next-to-last in the U.S. in teacher pay, defenders of the system say they rank higher in per-pupil expenditure and could pay educators more through combining rural schools. But a closer look at the math -- and the history -- of school consolidation shows a more complicated picture.

Two area school districts, looking to the future, are asking voters in their districts to come to an informational meeting next week with a willingness to understand the challenges facing

Photo: WNAX As finances and enrollments stabilize, the drive for school consolidations have cooled off. Tom Oster, with Dakota Education Consultants, says he is working with a few districts talking about consolidation… Oster says money isn’t always the deciding factor in merging districts… Oster says new technology including remote learning has helped slow down the push to merge… Oster says many districts in the central and western parts of the state are already about as large land wis...

South Dakota sees a large number of superintendent job openings potentially due to COVID-19 © Provided by Sioux Falls(Mitchell) KSFY South Dakota sees large number of superintendent job openings SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - South Dakota school districts have 28 superintendent job openings this year, with 17 of those openings coming from the current superintendent retiring. Popular Searches “It’s not the largest,” said Tom Oster, the owner of Dakota Education Consulting. “The...