Rounds said he can pass the bill with 50 votes through reconciliation, which is a way to enact legislation on taxes and ...

The unknowns are the most concerning pieces of the puzzle currently,” said Heath Larson, the Associated School Boards of ...

President-elect Donald Trump wants to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and one of his supporters in the U.S. Senate ...

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) introduced the “Returning Education to Our States Act” to the Senate on Thursday afternoon, ...

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced legislation on Thursday to eliminate the Department of Education, a move that would have ...

Republicans set on eliminating the Department of Education have put forward legislation to dismantle the federal agency. On ...

Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota has introduced legislation to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, a move in line ...

South Dakota ranked last in average teacher salary and currently ranks 49th in the nation. Here's how the state is responding to the gap.

More: How Trump's plan to close the Department of Education could impact South Dakota schools “We all know local control is best when it comes to education,” Rounds said in a statement.

PIERRE, S.D. ( South Dakota Searchlight) – The South Dakota Education Association and the state Democratic Party criticized ...