South Dakota Board of Regents Executive Director Nathan Lukkes presents to the House Education Committee during the 2024 legislative session. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight)
South Dakota’s era of public university tuition freezes is likely coming to an end.
Students have benefited from three consecutive tuition freezes supported by the Legislature. The state Board of Regents absorbed some cost increases during that time and years prior to hold the line on tuition and fees, Executive Director Nathan Lukkes told lawmakers Thursday during a Senate Education Committee at the Capitol in Pierre…