teacher pay

PIERRE — Raising the state sales tax appears to have partially solved the problem of low pay for teachers in South Dakota. Gov. Dennis Daugaard's administration released preliminary data Thursday showing the average salary for a teacher in a public school rose to $46,924. This...

RAPID CITY (AP) — Rapid City teachers and the school district that employs them have reached an impasse over salary structure. The Rapid City Education Association says its membership voted down a proposal forwarded by the school district that would do away with the current salary...

PIERRE (AP) — Shoppers are set to spend a little more at the store when South Dakota's historic half-cent sales tax hike for teacher pay takes effect. The state sales tax rate increases from 4 percent to 4.5 percent on Wednesday in the first permanent jump in nearly 50 years. Cities...

Nearly 200 Mitchell teachers are in for a treat. Mitchell School District Superintendent Joe Graves confirmed each full-time teacher will receive a $6,000 increase in their salary for the upcoming school year thanks to recent legislation meant to boost pay for South Dakota's teachers....

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — The head of South Dakota's largest school district says Sioux Falls teachers will "without a doubt" see a pay increase next fall. Gov. Dennis Daugaard on Friday signed into law a statewide half-cent sales tax increase that will help boost teacher pay in the state....

PIERRE (AP) — Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed into law a half-cent sales tax hike for teacher salaries, capping off a legislative session focused on education funding. The Republican governor on Friday put his signature on a package of education measures that in part raise the state's...

PIERRE (AP) — The state Legislature has sent to Gov. Dennis Daugaard an overhaul of South Dakota's education funding formula to incorporate the half-cent sales tax increase that lawmakers recently approved for teacher pay. The Senate voted 25-10 on Wednesday to accept changes the...