The Sioux Falls School District first started talking about adding a Spanish immersion program nearly two decades ago. Today, there are more than 1,700 kids learning in both Spanish and English at school.

A group of parents are advocating for a more low-tech approach to education both in and out of the classroom.

Two big projects – both with ties to education – broke ground this week in Sioux Falls.

She lived for more than a century and left behind a legacy of service, compassion and culture.

Students pursuing healthcare careers at Southeast Technical College now train in essentially a mini hospital. Here's a look at the new Healthcare Simulation Center.

The Sioux Falls School District is looking at several options for replacing Whittier Middle School, but before any design begins, board members have to decide where exactly they want to put it.

Susan Thies, a fifth grade teacher at Garfield Elementary School, chatted with Sioux Falls Simplified about what that recognition means to her, her philosophy on teaching and what's changed over her 24 years with the district.

Home-schooling has been on the rise in South Dakota in recent years, and now a Sioux Falls woman is looking to give parents another alternative to traditional schooling with a new "microschool."

Superintendent Jane Stavem sat down with Sioux Falls Simplified to talk about her priorities and what she expects to spend the most time focused on in 2024.

Engineering students at South Dakota State University are now among six finalists globally in a NASA competition to design a rover to explore the coldest regions of the moon.

The Sioux Falls School District will no longer be serving food to kids who have a negative balance of $75 or more on their lunch account. It's a tough decision, officials said, but the alternative could be up to half a million dollars in debt by the end of the year.

The Sioux Falls School District's top priorities for state lawmakers in 2024 are more money for teachers, as well as the safety and well-being of students.

Boys and Girls Club of the Sioux Empire announced this week plans to build a new facility at George McGovern Middle School.

Dakota State University is seeing more students, hiring more faculty, adding more programs and accepting more donations all in an effort to ramp up the school's presence as a cybersecurity hub.

Southeast Technical College received national recognition last month for its work in supporting first-generation students.

About 7 in 10 Sioux Falls School District graduates goes on to postsecondary school within six years of earning a diploma.

The Sioux Falls School District has a new way for parents and students to connect with their classrooms. Here’s what you need to know about the district’s new learning management system.

Enrollment numbers in Sioux Falls show the start of an overall plateau as the districts hits its capacity.

Dirt is moving on the site of a new elementary school in northwest Sioux Falls. Here's a look at the next steps for the building, including renderings of what it'll look like when completed.

Here's what you need to know about the rules of the road and how to stay safe during back-to-school season.

The Sioux Falls School District had fewer teachers to hire for the 2023-24 school year, but even so finding special education teachers is proving to be a challenge.

"I just know we'll do great things," Jefferson High School graduate Zouhera Mahamed said. "That's it."

Here's what you need to know about a new elementary school planned for northwest Sioux Falls.

Voters in the Lennox School District gave resounding support to a plan to spend about $17.3 million on an expansion to the junior high and high school building.

The Lincoln High School Marching Band will perform in the 2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.