South Dakota

Building Indigenous Futures for Ourselves and Our Nations 

How Native educators are combatting the erasure of Indigenous perspectives in the classroom, and ensuring Native students are seen and heard.

Laura Zingg

Editorial Project Manager, One Day Studio

Paths Forward for Public Education

As we navigate the greatest upheaval in the modern history of public schooling, what will change, and what must change?

Nicky Fritz

Susan Brenna

Leah Fabel

Ellen Winn

Family, Community, and Impact in South Dakota

Three Teach For America South Dakota corps taught in Native communities--and helped change students' lives even as they themselves were changed.

The TFA Editorial Team

Why are Native Students Being Left Behind?

The federal government is poised to grant more control of Native schools to their tribal nations. Could it work?

Susan Brenna

Rosebud in Bloom

To meet the Lakota community's enormous aspirations for its children, Teach For America in South Dakota opened itself to tough feedback and changed its approach.

Leah Fabel