Rhoden Announces Education Scholarship Program

South Dakotans can convert 'school choice' plan donations into tax credits

Gov. Larry Rhoden announced Friday that the state will opt-in to an initiative included in the One Big Beautiful Bill to support private schools and alternative micro-education efforts.

Rhoden opting SD into tax-credit program where he can determine if public schools benefit

Gov. Larry Rhoden is opting South Dakota into a federal school choice tax-credit program even though the rules of the program haven't been finalized.

Rhoden announces education scholarship program

VERMILLION, S.D. (KELO) — South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden says the state will participate in a program within President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill which will allow people to receive federal income tax credit in exchange for donating to an educational scholarship organization. "That bill provides a tax credit scholarship to allow families to choose [...]

SD opts into Trump’s education tax credit program

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden speaks to media during an announcement at the St. Joseph Academy in Sioux Falls on Nov. 11, 2025. State Education Secretary Joe Graves (left), Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen (right) and St. Joseph Academy students stand around him. (Photo by Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight)South Dakota is the fourth state in the country to commit to President Donald Trump’s federal education tax credit program, Republican Gov. Lar…

Watch as Gov. Larry Rhoden announces federal school choice tax credit program

Gov. Larry Rhoden opts to enroll South Dakota in a federal school choice tax credit program. Check out our video from the Nov. 14 press conference at St. Joseph's School.

South Dakota Opts Into Trump’s Education Tax Credit Program

South Dakota is the fourth state in the country to commit to President Donald Trump’s federal education tax credit program, Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden announced Friday in Sioux Falls.