South Dakota keeps teaching scholarship open to all, but special education gets priority

By: Makenzie Huber

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: October 15, 2026

Words: 699

Last Updated: 2 days, 6 hours ago

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A South Dakota board voted Thursday to keep a critical needs scholarship open to all prospective K-12 teachers while prioritizing special education and language arts.

Demand for special education teachers is expected to grow over the next decade, creating a need that outpaces other teaching positions in the state, according to data presented Thursday by state Education Secretary Joseph Graves during a teleconference meeting of the Critical Teaching Needs Scholarship Board.

Graves …

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