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Per Pupil Spending: Each district's expenditures per student - Added October 2008

South Dakota Teacher Pay: Historical Averages for South Dakota's Teachers - Added October 2008

Thoughts on Education Funding: How South Dakotans Feel about Funding Education - Added October 2008

Thoughts on the Lawsuit: How South Dakotans Feel about the Education Lawsuit against the State - Added August 2008

Scholarships Decrease Out-Migration of SD Youth: South Dakota Scholarship Program

Cost of Remedial Education Exceeds $500,000: For the employer, the possession of a high school diploma is no guarantee that graduates have learned basic skills.

Scholarships: A : Historically, 60% of our high school students who do not choose to continue their education in South Dakota leave the state.

Pay Teachers Their Worth: Teacher pay and opt-out are frequent topics of discussion when talking about education in SD.

Students and Teachers Come First: How to add $54 million to SD classrooms without raising taxes

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Statistical Digest: Utilize a searchable and sortable database of South Dakota's public schools at the South Dakota Department of Education's Statistical Digest.

2007 Public School Expenditures and Unreserved Fund Balances

Statewide Data on Per-Pupil Spending, Teacher Salary, Enrollment, ACT Scores, etc.

Schools That Stretch: We searched America for educational pioneers. They have one trait in common: great expectations.

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