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		<title>Education Week: South_Dakota</title>
		<description>Education Week: News and Information About Issues in Education for Educators</description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Rapid City students return to in-person instruction]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/11/30/rapid-city-students-return-to-in-person_ap.html</guid>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Rapid City area schools move to all virtual instruction]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/11/17/rapid-city-area-schools-move-to_ap.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/11/17/rapid-city-area-schools-move-to_ap.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=South_Dakota]]></link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Educational Opportunities and Performance in South Dakota]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/01/22/highlights-report-south-dakota.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/01/22/highlights-report-south-dakota.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=South_Dakota]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Controversial Science Education Bill Defeated by South Dakota Panel]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2017/02/bill_allowing_alternative_scie.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2017/02/bill_allowing_alternative_scie.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=South_Dakota]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Critics said the bill would have allowed teachers to bring in alternative theories about climate change and evolution.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[South Dakota Education Chief Retires]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_edwatch/2017/10/amid_allegations_of_misused_federal_funds_south_dakota_education_chief_quits.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_edwatch/2017/10/amid_allegations_of_misused_federal_funds_south_dakota_education_chief_quits.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=South_Dakota]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers have called for Education Secretary Melody Schopp's resignation ever since her office was accused of allowing for the mishandling of federal education funds.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Teach For America Increases Native Corps Members in South Dakota]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rural_education/2014/07/teach_for_america_increases_native_corps_members_in_south_dakota.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rural_education/2014/07/teach_for_america_increases_native_corps_members_in_south_dakota.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=South_Dakota]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A Teach For America initiative is recruiting more Native Americans to teach in low-income schools.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[South Dakota Governor Proposes to Alter Funding Formula to Boost Teacher Pay]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_edwatch/2016/02/south_dakota_governor_proposes_to_alter_funding_formula_to_boost_teacher_pay.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_edwatch/2016/02/south_dakota_governor_proposes_to_alter_funding_formula_to_boost_teacher_pay.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=South_Dakota]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Suffering from a statewide teacher shortage, Gov. Dennis Daugaard proposed in his State of the State address to tie school funding to teacher salaries.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[South Dakota Lawmakers Focus on Rural Teacher Shortages]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rural_education/2015/01/south_dakota_lawmakers_focus_on_rural_teacher_shortages.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rural_education/2015/01/south_dakota_lawmakers_focus_on_rural_teacher_shortages.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=South_Dakota]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Two pieces of legislation aim to increase the number of teachers in rural South Dakota communities.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Educational Opportunities and Performance in South Dakota]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/01/16/highlights-report-south-dakota.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/01/16/highlights-report-south-dakota.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=South_Dakota]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.]]></description>
				<category>South_Dakota</category>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[NCLB Waivers Renewed for Four States; South Dakota's Put on 'High Risk']]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2015/08/education_department_awards_fi.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2015/08/education_department_awards_fi.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=South_Dakota]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Unlike last week's renewals, in which each state locked in generous three-year waiver extensions, this round of states secured only a one-year renewal.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[NCLB Waiver States Struggle to Turn Around Low-Performing Schools]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2014/06/waiver_states_struggle_with_tu.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2014/06/waiver_states_struggle_with_tu.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=South_Dakota]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[An Education Week analysis of recent federal monitoring reports finds that many states were hard-pressed to turn around the bottom 5 percent of schools and help schools with persistent achievement gaps.]]></description>
				<category>South_Dakota</category>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[S.D. Bill That Limits Transgender Student Bathroom Use Bound for Governor's Desk]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2016/02/sd_bill_that_would_restrict_transgender_students_bathroom_use_heads_to_governors_desk.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2016/02/sd_bill_that_would_restrict_transgender_students_bathroom_use_heads_to_governors_desk.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=South_Dakota]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[If Gov. Dennis Daugaard signs the bill, South Dakota will be the first to create state-level restrictions on how schools treat transgender students, which could put its schools at odds with the U.S. Department of Education's interpretation of civil rights laws.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Transgender Students' Bathroom Use Would Be Restricted by South Dakota Bill]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2016/02/transgender_students_use_of_bathrooms_locker_rooms_could_be_restricted_by_south_dakota_bill.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2016/02/transgender_students_use_of_bathrooms_locker_rooms_could_be_restricted_by_south_dakota_bill.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=South_Dakota]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The bill could make the state the first to create state-level restrictions on how schools treat transgender students and put it at odds with the U.S. Department of Education's interpretation of civil rights laws.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[South Dakota Board Approves New Social Studies Standards]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2015/08/new_social_studies_standards_i_1.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2015/08/new_social_studies_standards_i_1.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=South_Dakota]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[South Dakota lawmakers had required that the state not adopt any standards developed by a multi-state consortia.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[South Dakota Adopts Near-Copy of Next Generation Science Standards]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2015/05/south_dakota_adopts_near-copy_of_next_generation_science_standards.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2015/05/south_dakota_adopts_near-copy_of_next_generation_science_standards.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=South_Dakota]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The South Dakota board of education has adopted a new set of science standards that look a whole lot like the Next Generation Science Standards.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Teacher Evaluations at Center of South Dakota's Appeal of NCLB-Waiver Status]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2015/09/teacher_evaluations_at_center.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2015/09/teacher_evaluations_at_center.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=South_Dakota]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[South Dakota and the U.S. Department of Education are disagreeing about the state's educator evaluation plans and what they should mean for its NCLB waiver.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[South Dakota Will Now Permit Guns for Teachers with District Approval]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_edwatch/2013/03/south_dakota_will_now_permit_guns_for_teachers_with_district_approval.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_edwatch/2013/03/south_dakota_will_now_permit_guns_for_teachers_with_district_approval.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=South_Dakota]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed a bill that allows school districts to arm teachers to improve school security.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Bills to Reject Common Core Fall Short in South Dakota]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_edwatch/2013/04/bills_to_reject_common_core_fall_short_in_south_dakota.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_edwatch/2013/04/bills_to_reject_common_core_fall_short_in_south_dakota.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=South_Dakota]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Two bills seeking to weaken or eliminate the Common Core State Standards in South Dakota have fallen short.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[South Dakota]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/topics/states/south_dakota/index.html</guid>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Kansas Districts Could Lose Insurance if Teachers Are Armed]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2013/06/kansas_districts_allowed_to_arm_teachers_may_face_insurance_obstacle.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2013/06/kansas_districts_allowed_to_arm_teachers_may_face_insurance_obstacle.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=South_Dakota]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Companies that insure Kansas districts say that giving concealed handguns to on-campus employees who aren't sworn law enforcement officers is too much of a liability.]]></description>
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