This year nearly $6,500 has been donated to pay off school lunch debt at the Meade School District. However, the district says they still see $5,000 of lunch debt.
The student led culinary team from Sturgis Brown High School will be representing the only high school in the Black Hills participating in the ProStart State Culinary Competition in Pierre.
The Sturgis Public Library will host “Crossroads: Change in Rural America” exhibit that explores the evolving landscape of rural American communities in the 20th century. In cooperation with the South Dakota Humanities Council, Crossroads opens March 13th through April 30th.
After pressure from the Canyon Lake Elementary PTO, the Rapid City Area Schools Board of Education has decided to wait one more year before shutting the doors of the school.
Mayor Steve Allender broke the 5-5 vote to pass the resolution and said the city needed to take a stand with educators who would be affected by the change.
Spending nearly $5,000 per student more than the national average, Wyoming's education is the "Best in the West." While coal lease bonuses have dissolved leaders believe they will continue the premiere education program.
South Dakota House fails by one vote to pass a bill to fund the setup of a Center for American Exceptionalism at Black Hills State University in Spearfish.
Representatives from the state Department of Education say that since the last meeting, more than 900 people have reached out opposing the standards, compared to more than one hundred in favor.
One beacon of inspiration is Joyce Jefferson, a South Dakota storyteller and narrator but most importantly a figure in Rapid city who makes its her business to share stories and remind all of us the importance of knowing black history.