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No. The number of students who are marked as chronically absent in the South Dakota public school system has stayed flat since falling from a COVID-era spike. Chronically absent students jumped from 14% in 2018-19 to 22% in 2021-22 and have stayed at 21% since then.

Pierre – The South Dakota Department of Education awarded 28 school districts the Elevating Literacy Across South Dakota (ELASD) Grant. The ELA-SD Grant is funded from the federal Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) grant, awarded to the department last year.

The Preschool class at Avon School brought extra warmth and kindness to the season by taking part in the 16th Annual Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive, a national project partnered with Scholastic.

On Tuesday evening, the Avon School gym buzzed with excitement as families gathered for the annual PreK–5 Elementary Christmas Operetta. Parents, grandparents, and friends filled the seats, eager to watch the children take the stage.

After several years of revenue surpluses that allowed for spending increases and ambitious government projects, the state of South Dakota expects a lean funding outlook, a reality reflected Tuesday in Gov. Larry Rhoden's budget address.

Ms. Neill's 5th grade class (95.5%) received the Best Attendance Award for the month of November. Courtesy Photo

Students of the month at Andes Central were: 1st grade- Teagan 4th grade- JeriAnn 6th grade- Bella 10th grade- Tahni In the Middle School, congratulations to Bella Johanneson - Bella has shown that she has exceptional dedication, positivity, and willingness to go above and beyond in everything she...

This year has been an exciting and successful one in our third-grade classrooms. Students have been hard at work mastering their multiplication and division facts.

Lake Andes held their annual Parade of Lights Saturday evening during the town's weekend festivities. Photos by Noreen Laska