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One More Meeting For Blue Ribbon Committee

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The Blue Ribbon Task Force on Students and Teachers has at least one more meeting on its schedule later this month.

The Task Force was formed by Governor Dennis Daugaard to come up with solutions to keeping and paying teachers.

Wade Pogany, Executive Director of the Associated School Boards of South Dakota, says he is still optimistic there will be some resolution…

 

Pogany says the task force has moved some good ideas…

 

Pogany says this task force is different than past studies on the same topic…

 

The Task Force will meet next on October 29th in Pierre.

 

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