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South Dakota public schools weather pandemic well
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – The 2021-22 Report Card printed on Thursday reveals that greater than 75% of faculty districts stayed on the similar degree or improved proficiency charges in English and math, in comparison with scholar efficiency within the 2018-19 faculty 12 months. In accordance the Division of Schooling’s report, 88% of districts noticed secure or barely improved, on-time commencement charges.
The net useful resource supplies a wealth of information to assist mother and father, educators, and neighborhood and state leaders perceive how their public colleges carry out on choose metrics.
“This 12 months’s Report Card reveals a sample of holding regular by way of turbulent instances,” mentioned Secretary of Schooling Tiffany Sanderson. “That’s outstanding, contemplating the challenges colleges have confronted these final two years, and it’s a mirrored image of South Dakota’s dedication to prioritize head to head studying.”
Attendance is without doubt one of the key metrics on the Report Card and an space for concern. Previous to the pandemic, South Dakota’s statewide attendance charge was 92 p.c. In 2021-22, it was 86 p.c. Fifty-five p.c of districts skilled attendance charges in 2021-22 that have been decrease than their pre-pandemic charges.
“It’s fairly easy: Children can’t be taught if they don’t seem to be in school,” Sanderson mentioned. One effort the state is making to fight absenteeism is a public consciousness marketing campaign. The marketing campaign advises college students and their households on the long-term advantages of normal faculty attendance.
To complement native efforts to enhance scholar studying popping out of the pandemic, the Division of Schooling and Board of Regents not too long ago launched the Dakota Desires On-line Tutoring Program. The free service supplies Okay-12 college students with individualized help outdoors of the college day.
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SIOUX FALLS — A Minnesota man killed after a crash on a Sioux Falls Interstate on-ramp has been identified by authorities.
The crash occurred shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday, May 11, on the 12th Street on-ramp to Interstate 29 northbound on the west side of Sioux Falls.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol said 44-year-old Derek Berry, of Zumbrota, Minnesota, was operating a Suzuki motorcycle when he entered the on-ramp to the northbound lanes of Interstate 29 at 12th Street, which features a sharp curve.
Troopers say Berry lost control of his bike on the curve and struck concrete barriers on both the east and west sides of the on-ramp, causing him to separate from his motorcycle.
Berry was taken to a Sioux Falls hospital where he died of his injuries.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash, though traffic was impacted for some time.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol continues to investigate the crash.
A South Dakota native, Hunter joined Forum Communications as a reporter for the Mitchell (S.D.) Republic in June 2021 and now works as a digital reporter for Forum News Service.
UNION COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The Union County Sheriff’s Office said a man who has been missing for more than five years was found safe in another state.
On April 4, 2025, the Union County Sheriff’s Office worked with the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office to develop new possible investigation resources to located David Collin Barber.
Barber was reported missing in December 2019.
On May 13, 2025, Deputies said they received a tip that the man David Collin Barber had been on the west coast since 2019. They later learned he was now in South Dakota.
Law enforcement agencies in that area located Barber who stated he was ‘doing well.’
“We are thankful for the efforts of those who assisted in the search for Collin and the tips that came in that lead to this positive outcome for his loved ones,” said Sheriff Jeff Bailey in a release.
Copyright 2025 WHNS. All rights reserved.
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