SOUTH DAKOTA EDUCATION MONITOR
HONEST $1 / $5 LADDER — NO DARK PATTERNS

One-stop shop — choose your tier

Free teasers + calendar demo keep the door open. Prairie Learner $1/mo or $10/yr unlocks the weekly brief, full calendar search (Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Pierre, Aberdeen, Watertown + co-ops), and board posting. Plains Guardian $5/mo is ad-light + archive for power users.

PayPal checkout · 1-click cancel on Account · 10% to charity ledger · Questions: [email protected]

FREE — TEASERS
$0 / forever

For browsers & link-checkers. No card required.

  • Teaser headlines (District · Homeschool · Board)
  • Calendar demo — 3 districts
  • Read board posts (no post)
  • Source links on every card
Browse free

No checkout — just explore.

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PRAIRIE LEARNER
$1 / month or $10 / year

Ad-light. Unlock all + board post + calendar full. Unlocks paywalled articles via /api/article/:slug?email=.

  • Unlock all — full_body_premium on every brief
  • Board post — gated rank ≥1 (POST /api/board)
  • Calendar full — all 5 districts + 2 co-ops · ?q= filter
  • Weekly brief email + archive preview
  • Source-linked, no affiliation, correction log

Also accepts starter_month / starter_year aliases at same price/rank.

PLAINS GUARDIAN
$5 / month

Ad-light + archive for power users & co-op leads. Rank 2.

  • Everything in Prairie Learner
  • Ad-light + full archive
  • Priority calendar requests & Q&A
  • Supports SD monitor — 10% charity
  • Same board rank, plus guardian badge

Alias plains_guardian_monthly also at $5.

What you unlock — plain

Free $0

Teasers + 3-calendar demo. Good to verify linking before you pay. No post, no full search.

Prairie Learner $1/mo or $10/yr · rank 1

Unlocks /api/article/:slug paywall, POST /api/board (needs tier rank≥1), full calendar search, weekly brief. Ad-light.

Plains Guardian $5/mo · rank 2

Ad-light, archive, priority. Everything above plus guardian badge and support for aggregation time. Same APIs.

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FAQ — pricing

Can I use starter_month?

Yes — starter_month / starter_year are aliases for $1/$10 at same rank 1. Portable if you link from elsewhere.

Is $10/yr same as $1/mo?

Yes — same rank 1, same unlocks. Yearly just saves you $2.

Do you sell data?

No. Email + tier + PayPal records only. See Privacy.

Do I need $5?

No. $1 unlocks the board and full search. $5 is for those wanting ad-light + archive + to fund aggregation.