Sioux Falls changing approach to teaching English learners amid study success
Board also confronted by grandmother who says grandson suspended over handling of toy gun
The Sioux Falls School District will change the way it teaches English to students who can’t speak the language following a successful two-year pilot project.
The experiment placed English learning students in traditional classrooms, where they received instruction from both regular teachers and those providing English language services.
The district reported that more than 3,100 Sioux Falls students currently qualify for English learner services – representing 40 percent of South Dakota’s total English learner population.
Tax relief, public safety, national security push drive Rhoden's 2026 vision
Gov. Larry Rhoden brought his “Strong, safe and free” mantra to his first State of the State address Tuesday, outlining an agenda pairing property tax relief and law and order with a push to make South Dakota a national security hub.
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