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Remembering Jim Abdnor and Education: Year in Review

Dakota Midday - 05/17/2012

U.S. Senator John Thune and Rapid City Journal columnist Kevin Woster share their memories of late South Dakota Senator Jim Abdnor.

Joe Gertsema, Superintendent of the Yankton School District; Mike Ruth, Superintendent of the Miller School District; and Wakonda High School Principal Dave Hutchison talk about how their schools dealt with budget cuts this past school year, what changes they had to make and whether they worked or not and how they will approach the 2012-2013 school year. Hutchison will also talk about Wakonda's four-day week that they implemented this school year.

South Dakota Secretary of Education Melody Schopp comments about the 2011-2012 school year and issues that will be dealt with prior to the 2012-2013 school year.

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