Education

New position to keep students safe comes to Rapid City schools

The Rapid City Arts Council has announced the expansion of its Afterschool Art Club, which will include a customized, inclusive art program with the Rapid City Area Schools.

From the first day of school breakfast to picking out their best outfit; it's time to go back to school on Good Morning Black Hills.

Faye LaDuke-Pelster says the School of Education at Black Hills State University has about a 99% graduation rate.

Summer vacation is winding down, and students are preparing to go back to school. Once school is back in session it could put a strain on companies that rely on students.

As the next school year approaches, so do some changes to the way buses in Sturgis operate.

As of Monday, Rapid City Area Schools have more than 140 open positions.

Rapid City high school student organizes drive to provide school supplies and encourages education for less privileged students.

Jessica Afrank, the new IGNITE coordinator, worked as a correctional officer with the jail, then transitioned to the states attorneys office before accepting this job.

Check out these back-to-school resources, including free lunches and reduced-price lunches.

The school district is looking for teachers, bus drivers, and everything in between.

This new name honors the school’s founder, Chief Red Cloud.

The webinar will be available by registration through Zoom and will be held Thursday, July 20 at 12 p.m.

President for John Witherspoon College said he is ready to rebrand the church with its own separate building - apart from Real-Life church of the Nazarene.

The West River Leadership retreat at Storm Mountain for the South Dakota FFA association takes place this week.

Lead-Deadwood School District 185 acres of land might impact student enrollment and staff recruitment with possible housing development.

South Dakota unveils website for college planning, providing information and resources for students, parents, and educators.

A Stevens High School rising senior received a perfect score on his ACT exam and sits among the rare air of test takers.

The Monument was said to house up to 252 cattle from 26 states for this weeks full agenda of the North American Limousin Foundation

John Witherspoon College is on the move.

Over the last decade, South Dakota Mines has had an influx of job opportunities thanks to the growing commercialization and start-up companies.

Black Hills State University's funding gap equals about $9 million. Dr. Laurie Nichols suggests slowly closing the gap, adding $3 million to the budget.

Western Dakota Technical College celebrated more than 100 future students who received full-ride scholarships.

Black Hills State University was targeted by anonymous complaints via Governor Noem's higher education whistleblower hotline.

The 2022 cohort of Mines graduates were hired by 186 different companies with an average starting bonus offer of $5,229.

There are currently more than 7,000 languages in the world, with around 1500 known languages at risk of extinction. To help preserve one of those languages, the Lakota Language Consortium has a program that is trying to keep the Lakota dialect alive.

Camp Invention is a week-long course that seeks to teach kids about science, engineering, and technology through hands-on projects.

Despite the need, there are not enough resources to fund childcare in rural areas.

For the 2022-23 school year, Rapid Transit System recorded just over 40 thousand rides specifically from their youth riders.

Ensuring your native language is remembered is a task most people will never have to take on but for some people, it’s a very real concern.