Solutions
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International educators help alleviate SD teacher shortage
“The bottom line is this: 'Do you want a teacher in the classroom or do you want your kids to learn virtually through a video screen?'”
Resident-driven ideas at heart of Engage South Dakota
Pilot project uses storytelling and civic engagement to identify and share solutions to challenges impacting communities across the state.
Native absenteeism challenges SD educators: 'There's no silver bullet'
Family involvement, cultural emphasis among strategies to boost attendance. "It really comes down to engagement. If the kids aren't engaged at school, they probably won't want to come back."
Jobs and money follow new agricultural processing in SD
Grow it here, process it here: South Dakota sees big financial benefits from operations like those in Aberdeen and Mitchell.
South Dakota Native Tourism Alliance to support entrepreneurs
"I believe that it is an act of sovereignty for a tribe to take control of their cultural history by telling their own story. And what better way to do that than tourism with people from your local community to even internationally?"
Large lithium batteries next step in SD wind power growth
One neighbor worries about the chance of fire from the system designed to provide energy when it's needed.
Build Dakota Scholarships fill jobs with homegrown talent
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the grants for students to attend tech schools in Watertown, Mitchell, Rapid City and Sioux Falls, the result of a partnership among the state, First Premier Bank and industry.