Sioux Falls School District students learn in a classroom. (Courtesy of Sioux Falls School District)
A South Dakota board voted on Thursday to expand teaching scholarships for areas of critical need to cover all prospective K-12 teachers, in response to teacher shortages around the state.
Currently, South Dakota’s Critical Teaching Needs Scholarship program targets specific fields such as special education, high school math and science, and career and technical education. It covers the cost of tuition for students in their final two years of earning their teaching degree. Awardees must maintain a 2.8 grade-point average and teach in the state for five years…