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South Dakota is one of five states without an R1 university. South Dakota State University hopes to change that.

President Barry Dunn and Mark Lueke, CEO of South Dakota Innovation Partners, explain what the certification means, how to get it and how it could impact local businesses (1:10 to 32:26).

Plus, many school districts are updating their phone policies ahead of the new year.

That includes Roosevelt High School, where Gina Benz teaches. She wrote about the new policy and the intricacies of enforcing it in a new blog for Teacher Talk.

Find the latest blog post here.

Benz and Jackie Wilber discuss the complexities of phone bans and phone culture on "In the Moment" (32:26 to 48:35).

Lori Walsh is a special correspondent with SDPB and host of the "In the Moment" podcast.
Ellen Koester served as a producer of "In the Moment," SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Ari Jungemann served as a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.