Sioux Falls School Board Election, Tuesday, 4/8/2014

Tuesday, 4/8/14 is election day in Sioux Falls. There are two candidates for the one open position on the Sioux Falls School Board. The incumbent, Douglas Morrison, and challenger Roger Russell are on the ballot for this position. Both candidates participated in the Chamber of Commerce and League of Women Voters Candidate forum. I want…

South Dakota Looking for Applicants for Work Groups for New Social Studies, Fine Arts and K-12 Technical Standards

With the timeline for adopting Social Studies standards, fine arts standards and K-12 technology standards in 2015, the South Dakota Department of Education is looking for applicants for a work group that will review and revise South Dakota social studies, fine arts and K-12 technology standards. They are looking to inlcude the following list of people…

Sioux Falls School Board Election, Tuesday, April 8, 2014

On April 8, 2014, there is a school board election in Sioux Falls. There are two candidates on the ballot. The incumbent Douglas Morrison and challenger Roger Russell. If you are unable to vote on election day, absentee ballots (for voters in both Lincoln and Minnehaha County) will be available at the County Auditor’s Office, Minnehaha County Administration…

Not With My Child – A Call to Action

TO ALL PARENTS: As I have researched the Common Core, unlike the pro common core propaganda claims, I have read and listened to both sides. For the purpose of this letter, I will not refer to any of the groups I am going to mention here as unions or trade organizations. They are advocacy groups.…