As I posted last week, the Board of Education postponed the full July 27, 2015 meeting in Rapid City, including the proposed Social Studies Standards required public hearing until August 24, 2015. (Link) Due to a proposed rules change public hearing, there will be a July 27, telephonic meeting. You can read the proposed rules…
July 15, 2015 This morning the South Dakota Board of Education held a telephonic meeting with the single agenda item of changing the date of the July 27, 2015 board meeting in Rapid City. One of the agenda items of the July 27 meeting in Rapid City, was to be the last of four public…
On November 17, 2014, the South Dakota Board of Education held the second of four public hearing regarding the proposed K-12 content standards for Science, Technical Education, and Fine Arts.This meeting was also the first of four public hearings regarding new Social Studies Standards. At the September 2014 meeting, I testified regarding the science standards…
South Dakota is in the process of adopting new science standards. By South Dakota law, the Board of Education may not, adopt any uniform content standards drafted by a multistate consortium which are intended for adoption in two or more states. They are allowed to reference national standards and they must hold at least four public…
South Dakotans Against Common Core 