RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) Some 75 higher education officials from 15 Western states will meet in Rapid City later this month.

South Dakota is hosting a meeting of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education on May 19th and 20th.

The commission works to expand educational access and quality in the region.

Presentations at the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn will address such public policy issues as accountability, demographics, international competition and work force development.

Sanford Lab Director Jose Alonso will speak at the meeting.

Participants will also get to visit Mount Rushmore National Memorial and hear a presentation from Superintendent Gerard Baker.



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