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- ↑ "DR. BEN JONES NAMED PERMANENT SECRETARY OF EDUCATION" (Press release). Dakota State University. May 7, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Ben Jones named permanent Secretary of Education". KSFY . May 7, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ↑ Mercer, Bob (December 11, 2020). "Jones changes focus as new S.D. state historian". KELOLAND . Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ↑ Mercer, Bob (December 14, 2019). "Department releases new S.D. education plan". KELOLAND . Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ↑ Lowrey, Nick (November 13, 2019). "Native American students left behind by S.D. education system". South Dakota News Watch. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ↑ Mercer, Bob (March 8, 2019). "Lawmakers Put Brakes On Governor's Pursuit Of Some Changes In SD Classrooms". KELOLAND . Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ↑ Ellis, Jonathan (February 3, 2016). "Eisenhower's guerrillas, by way of SD". Argus Leader . Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Dakota State University dean appointed South Dakota education secretary". Argus Leader . December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
