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Education To Be Studied Again

Education To Be Studied Again

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The Executive Board of the South Dakota Legislature has decided to have another summer study of education in the state. The difference this year is that the study will be done by the legislatures Planning Committee.

Senator Billie Sutton of Burke is a member of that committee, and says while many studies of education have been done, not many of the ideas have been followed…

 

Sutton says the legislature had a chance this year to address many of the critical needs of education…

 

Sutton says he sees the growing number of districts moving toward property tax opt outs as a red flag…

 

Sutton was on the education funding study committee last summer.

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