The “Blue Ribbon Task Force” met in Yankton yesterday, holding separate sessions for educators, business people and the public, looking for input on the state of education.

Task Force Co-Chair, Senator Deb Soholt of Sioux Falls says they are starting to hear common themes…

 

Soholt says the value of teachers to the communities is also being heard…

 

Soholt says legislators, educators and the public need to look to the future…

 

The task force will hold two more meetings next week in Watertown and Aberdeen before they move to the next phase. The group will have a report for the Governor and the 2016 legislature.