EducationFinding
South Dakota should use state budget surpluses to raise funding for K-12 public schools.
The state sends aid to school districts through a per-student formula that lawmakers adjust in each budget. This would direct surplus revenue toward larger increases in that aid.
Dan Ahlers
the state has repeatedly ignored its legal obligation to increase education funding
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- Verified AI research, accepted by the VoteVera editor on Sep 30, 2026.
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A challenge counts in full when its evidence link comes from:
- Dan Ahlers's verified accounts and sites.
- Website danahlers.com (How verified)
- X @ahlers_dan (How verified)
- Facebook @danahlersforsd (How verified)
- Instagram @danahlersforsd (How verified)
- Debate recording Sept 5, 2026 gubernatorial debate, South Dakota Farmers Union (State Fair) (How verified)
- Official government sites. congress.gov, senate.gov, house.gov, govinfo.gov, fec.gov, sd.gov, sdlegislature.gov, sdsos.gov, state.sd.us
- Archived snapshots of any of these pages (web.archive.org).
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