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SD Board of Regents Reaching Out to High School Students

SD Board of Regents Reaching Out to High School Students

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The South Dakota Board of Regents is working on programs to find more high school students that may not realize their opportunities for higher education.
Paul Turman, Vice President for Academic Affairs, says they have focused on areas that have had low numbers of students going on to higher education….https://soundcloud.com/wnax-radio/161207_0407mp3-3

Turman says they have been working with high schools to reach those students….

Turman says there are still areas that don’t have much of a higher education tradition….

The Board has been concerned with falling numbers of high school students, and those going on to higher education in the state.

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