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Educators and historians want politics kept out of new history and civics initiative In the months since Noem announced her civics and history proposal, the volatility of proposing a new statewide initiative was made clear as criticism arose on several fronts. Written By: Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch | 2:51 pm, Apr. 15, 2021 × The burial of Native Americans killed by U.S. troops at Wounded Knee, South Dakota in 1890 is one of the events that some state historians feel must be part of any history curriculum provided to public schools. (Photo courtesy South Dak...

Educators, historians and some elected officials are urging South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and the state Department of Education to keep politics and personal bias out of the process to develop a new and enhanced civics and history education program for public K-12 schools across the state. In her State of the State speech in January, the governor proposed one-time funding to enhance and expand teaching of civics and history in public schools, and the state Legislature approved her $900,000 request during the spring session. In response, the state education department has embarked on developme...