teacher pay

PIERRE (AP) — A survey by the School Administrators of South Dakota this spring has found that over 30 percent of teaching positions posted this year remain open. The group says South Dakota schools usually fill teaching positions by the end of May. More than 120 out of...

YANKTON (AP) — The Yankton School District and its teachers have reached a tentative agreement on a contract, one month after negotiations ended in impasse. The Daily Press & Dakotan reports that pay and health care were the main sticking points. The School Board declared...

PIERRE -- The Legislature suspended its rules Friday night to give school districts an additional $2.2 million in state aid to spend on teacher salaries in the coming year. Lawmakers still haven't fully refilled the cut from 2011, however. The 3.3 percent increase for the coming year...

By Chet Brokaw PIERRE (AP) — Nearly three-quarters of South Dakota school superintendents responding to a survey believe low pay is an important reason they are having trouble hiring and keeping teachers, according to a survey released Monday by groups representing school districts. Superintendents...

To the Editor: I am not saying state workers do not deserve a bonus, as they haven't had a raise in three years. However, I find it ironic that the state's teachers must "earn" their bonus, which only 20 percent of them would receive, while all the state workers get their bonus...