Over nine thousand delegates from across the country are gathering in Boston for the 2017 National Education Association annual meeting.

Mary McCorkle, President of the South Dakota Education Association, says the new federal education program is on the agenda…..

McCorkle says there will be a long discussion about changes in the federal education agenda…..

McCorkle says the proposed federal budget would have a deep impact on state programs….

South Dakota has about twenty-five delegates in attendance. The convention runs through July fifth.