State opens applications for 40 more slots in teacher apprenticeship program

State opens applications for 40 more slots in teacher apprenticeship program

Another 40 paraprofessionals could be accepted into South Dakota’s teacher apprenticeship program, which is meant to reduce the teaching shortage across the state. The program, started in 2023, allows full-time paraprofessionals — sometimes called teacher’s aides — to pursue a teaching degree online through Dakota State University in elementary or special education, or through Northern State University in secondary education, at a steep discount…