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Taking a Left Turn in South Dakota: Paula Hawks is ALL IN against Noem
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Taking a Left Turn in South Dakota. Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Paula Hawks is ALL IN against Noem. Paula Hawks has announced her candidacy for the US House against Kristi Noem. I knew her back when she was coaching the West Central oral interp team. She was teaching in the district at the time, teaching high school science. You can check out her background at her website: http:/ www.hawksforhouse.com/. Paula was asked if she was all in? Her answer was that she was definitely ALL IN! Memo to South Dakota'...
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Taking a Left Turn in South Dakota: May 2015
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Taking a Left Turn in South Dakota. Sunday, May 31, 2015. We just want our teachers to teach." A novel idea. In today's Argus Leader, the paper reported. About parents wanting to pull their student's out of testing. While some claim that it violates constitutional rights. During an exchange with Sittig, Kvigne refused to sign a form he sent her, and instead defended her right to refuse the test by citing the 14th Amendment and case law. With the measurement of tests. I wish that we could get beyond the t...
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Taking a Left Turn in South Dakota: Ernie Otten and Isaac Latterrell Abandon Reason and Evidence to Score Political Points
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Taking a Left Turn in South Dakota. Sunday, January 26, 2014. Ernie Otten and Isaac Latterrell Abandon Reason and Evidence to Score Political Points. Part of the reasoning given by Don Haggar was he just couldn't believe that pay had anything to do with the teacher problem; however, the non-binding resolution passed the house with a large majority of 49-18 vote. So the resolution was on to the Senate with support by such Republicans as Senator Larry Tidemann. The bill failed on a vote of 15-19. Some of t...
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Taking a Left Turn in South Dakota: South Dakota Economy in Trouble According to Ernie Otten
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Taking a Left Turn in South Dakota. Wednesday, February 19, 2014. South Dakota Economy in Trouble According to Ernie Otten. I mean Daugaard said so in the. State of the State. Daugaard mentioned in his speech that South Dakota's economy is booming. The state has 10,000 more jobs than it did before the recession. Daugaard proposed some new efforts to train people for jobs critical to South Dakota's economic development. 8220;Three percent keeps us going. Teachers would get minimal increases in salary,...
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Taking a Left Turn in South Dakota: When a Win Is a Loss
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Taking a Left Turn in South Dakota. Tuesday, February 24, 2015. When a Win Is a Loss. The Senate voted today on SB 189, a bill that would provide vouchers. Without using the word vouchers. The vote. Ended up 23-12. While this is not a surprise that the Senate would focus first on means to reduce access to education funding for public students, this plan has costs that will impact, not only schools, but other departments in Pierre without clarifying exactly how those funds will be met. The fight now shift...
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Taking a Left Turn in South Dakota: February 2015
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Taking a Left Turn in South Dakota. Saturday, February 28, 2015. Teacher shortage, blah, blah blah. Lets Get a Panel. Stop if you have heard this one before: There is a significant teacher shortage in South Dakota happening and pay is a significant factor behind it. Sioux Falls held his teacher job fair and discovered that other states are more than willing to come into South Dakota and offer higher salaries for teachers. KSFY. Relayed the feelings of upcoming teachers in a recent report,. What they pay ...
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Taking a Left Turn in South Dakota: December 2014
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Taking a Left Turn in South Dakota. Monday, December 8, 2014. Taking the Side of the Train. I want to get off and go home again. I can't take the speed it's moving in. I know I can't but honestly won't someone stop this train. Desperate for a solution, Enderlin's city councilors last month banned train breaks longer than 10 minutes. The railroad has, in turn, sued the city of nearly 900 in federal court. Canadian Pacific contends the order violates interstate commerce laws. The railroad's law...It appear...
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Taking a Left Turn in South Dakota: Education and the Schoenbeck Report
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Taking a Left Turn in South Dakota. Wednesday, July 22, 2015. Education and the Schoenbeck Report. Lee Schoenbeck must have felt slighted not to have made it to the Blue Ribbon Panel, but instead of offering up fake concern over funding. Step one: Read the report. Step Two: Separate the issues:. There are a couple of main things I noticed in the report. Those issues include-. 1 Low teacher pay is one of the main contributors to the teacher shortage which is very real. The state has been kicking this ...
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Taking a Left Turn in South Dakota: The Dangers of Over-focusing on STEM
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Taking a Left Turn in South Dakota. Saturday, August 1, 2015. The Dangers of Over-focusing on STEM. STEM has become a very powerful buzz word in association with education. If you are not familiar with the acronym, it stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This summer I attended a training session for librarians and the focus of the four days was on STEM. I asked where was the arts, the fictional reading, the study of where we came from? That “it’s in Apple’s DNA ...Unfortunately D...
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Taking a Left Turn in South Dakota: Daugaard and GOP Have Let All Students Down
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Taking a Left Turn in South Dakota. Monday, August 17, 2015. Daugaard and GOP Have Let All Students Down. School is just around corner for many students. Recently, there was a lot made about the lack of support from the state for "gifted" students programs. The Argus Leader on August 8, 2015. Wrote about the leadership provided under Daugaard:. For the first time in years. The South Dakota’s Governor’s Camp at USD was also graced by the presence of its namesake. As with teacher pay. This mantra impacts n...
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