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‘New sheriff in town’: Parents ‘overjoyed’ with Trump’s DEI crackdown, education group says

Fox News Digital spoke with Parents Defending Education's President Nicole Neily about President Trump's executive orders on education.

February 2, 2025

Local News

New poll finds many SD voters oppose education savings accounts

The topic of education savings accounts or school vouchers is top of mind for many lawmakers and voters in South Dakota this legislative session.

January 27, 2025

Weather News

FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross hosts meteorology summit at Mississippi State University

Bryan Norcross, FOX Weather’s hurricane specialist, visited Mississippi State University in January to provide advice to meteorology students in the Department of Geosciences.

January 23, 2025

Local News

HB 1020: Support, opposition and wait-and-see

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Should South Dakota Department of Education money be made available for private schooling? It's a question already grabbing attention as lawmakers gather in Pierre for a newly-launched legislative session. House Bill 1020 would make $4 million of state Department of Education money available for private education, a commitment which Gov. [...]

January 15, 2025 1

Local News

School districts share concerns about HB 1020

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) —Governor Kristi Noem wants to set aside $4-million for education savings accounts. Several lawmakers followed her lead and sponsored House Bill 1020 to do just that. Now school districts - including Sioux Falls and Brookings - are discussing the proposal at their school board meetings. Brookings Superintendent Summer Schultz said the program [...]

January 13, 2025

National News

The Department of Education through the years: A look at long-term trends of pitiful student performance

Education has changed since the creation of the Education Department 40 years ago, and faces potential eradication if President-elect Trump follows through on calls to abolishing the agency.

January 13, 2025

National News

Schools nationwide brace for Trump, including measures compelling teachers not to cooperate with ICE

K-12 school districts, universities and state-level education leaders in the U.S. are drawing up plans to protect students from Trump's immigration enforcement.

January 11, 2025