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'We do not have the option to delay services'

South Dakota educators push lawmakers to boost funding for costly special-education cases as critics warn it'd raise taxes statewide

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Mar 04, 2026
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Fiscal hawks and spending-wary lawmakers in the state Legislature have a dilemma.

A special-education funding bill is forcing lawmakers to decide whether to up statewide tax levies to help cover the cost of educating high-cost students, or push school districts back toward opt-outs or cuts.

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