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Education Funding To Be Studied

Education Funding To Be Studied

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The Planning Committee of the South Dakota Legislature meets later this month, and will begin their study of education funding, as assigned by the Executive Board.

Senator Billie Sutton of Burke, a member of the committee, says the study should focus on at least one issue…

 

Sutton says low teacher pay continues to cause problems for many school districts…

 

Sutton says larger districts are also seeing fewer applicants for teaching positions…

 

The Planning Committee meets June 16th in Pierre.

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