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John Thune's Public Statements on Issue: K-12 Education

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09/08/2023 Thune, Rounds Introduce Bill to Protect School Hunting, Archery Programs
07/12/2022 Tweet - "Thank you to these Brandon Valley Middle School students for all the great questions. Great to see SD students taking an interest in our government -- that's part of what builds future leaders."
06/07/2022 Tweet - "Met with students, parents, & teachers from Watertown & Elkton today and recognized Steve Olson on his last student trip to Washington after leading the trip for 32 years. Thanks to Steve & all the teachers/parents who help expand students' civics education outside the classroom"
01/25/2022 Tweet: Stopped by @SFJeffersonHS to talk with students about my role as their U.S. senator, how our government works, and how they can be engaged citizens. Thank you to all the teachers and staff for their hard work to give these students a top-notch education.
01/21/2022 Thune-Smith Bill to Provide Financial Stability to Federally Impacted School Districts Signed Into Law
01/20/2022 Letter to Secretary Xavier Becerra, Department of Human & Health Services- Wicker, Hyde-Smith Call for Unmasking of America's Children
10/07/2021 Thune, Smith Introduce Bill to Assist School Districts as They Apply for Impact Aid Program Funding
09/21/2021 Tweet - "Enjoyed meeting with the Impacted Schools of South Dakota and hearing about the continued importance of the Impact Aid Program to schools across South Dakota. I'll continue to support this essential program & the schools that depend on it."
07/20/2021 Tweet - "School is a place for our children to learn, not to be indoctrinated with a certain set of beliefs under the guise of civics education. I'm happy @USEDgov abandoned plans to have schools teach a specific "woke" agenda. American schools are no place for thought police."
04/30/2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Hagerty, Senate Republicans Urge Education Secretary to Withdraw Proposal to Skew U.S. History and Civics Toward "a Politicized and Divisive Agenda"
08/21/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Senator Collins Urges USDA to Continue School Meal Flexibility Waivers for Maine Students
05/15/2020 To the Class of 2020: Be Difference Makers
04/02/2020 Tweet - "Hey, parents. Since many of you have added "teacher" to your list of titles during this isolation period, I recorded a 10-minute lesson for elementary and middle school students about the U.S. Senate. Check it out"
03/05/2020 Tweet - "Glad to hear that the Mouse-jority leader and the Squeaker came to an agreement to save the bill. I "cheesed" out reading "House Mouse, Senate Mouse" to students at Edmunds Central School in Roscoe, SD, for their Across the Map: 50 States Reading Challenge."
10/10/2019 Tweet - "Spoke with middle and high school students in Redfield today. One piece of advice I shared, "Whatever you do, be a difference maker.""
10/08/2019 Tweet - "This lucky 4th grade class at Washington Elementary School in Huron is taught by Mrs. Boomsma, who was named the 2019 SD Teacher of the Year. They had very impressive questions for me. Happy to see these young South Dakotans getting such an exemplary education."
05/15/2019 Tweet - "Glad my bill I introduced with @SenatorRounds and @RepDustyJohnson to provide Federal Employees Health Benefits and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance eligibility for tribally operated grant schools was passed by @IndianCommittee today."
05/23/2017 Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Chairman of the L-HHS-ED Subcommittee on Appropriations, the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Continue Funding for Federal Impact Aid Program
01/20/2016 Thune: Child Nutrition Bill a Step Forward for Students in South Dakota
01/01/2016 Issue Position: Education
12/18/2015 Ending the Flawed Common Core Mandate
12/09/2015 House and Senate Adopt Thune Provisions to Address Youth Suicide
08/04/2015 Republican-Led Senate
07/16/2015 Every Child Achieves Act of 2015
07/14/2015 Every Child Achieves Act 2015--Continued
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