Education

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Agriculture Department says it's making permanent rules that allow schools to serve larger portions of lean meat and whole grains in school lunches and other meals.

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TEA, S.D. (AP) — A proposed $10.5 million bond issue to fund school projects in Tea in southeastern South Dakota failed by just 14 votes.

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Mobile apps launched by some South Dakota school districts are proving popular with parents.

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VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — The University of South Dakota's school of education has been awarded full accreditation by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education through the fall of 2018.

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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The state Board of Regents has given the University of South Dakota approval to offer three new minor degrees aimed at helping graduates prepare for careers in a wide range of fields.

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BRANDON, S.D. (AP) — Voters in the Brandon Valley School District in southeastern South Dakota have approved a new school to house fifth- and sixth-graders.

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The head of an association representing South Dakota's school boards says Gov. Dennis Daugaard's proposed increase in state aid to schools is a step in the right direction, but school officials hope the Legislature will give school districts even more money.

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ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — The Associated School Boards of South Dakota is supporting the daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance by students at all grade levels.

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MADISON, S.D. (AP) — Two philanthropists have given Dakota State University $5 million for an information technology center.

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Sioux Falls School Board has reversed course and will now ask high school students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance daily.

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