At a time when South Dakota businesses are looking for a rapid expansion in highly trained workers, tech school tuition has ballooned.
Doug Ekeren of Yankton, a member of the newly formed Technical Education Board, says they are still gathering information…..

Ekeren says they need some time to come up with some proposals…..

Ekeren says the state has high quality tech schools……

There is a proposal for a ballot issue to raise tobacco taxes, with those dollars dedicated to cutting tech school tuition.