State 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 Nov. 11. State Education Secretary Joe Graves (left), Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen (right) and St. Joseph Academy students stand around him. Reporter & Farmer | Makenzie Huber for South Dakota Searchlight
    South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden speaks to media during an announcement at the St. Joseph Academy in Sioux Falls Nov. 11. State Education Secretary Joe Graves (left), Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen (right) and St. Joseph Academy students stand around him. Reporter & Farmer | Makenzie Huber for 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. Larry Rhoden announced Nov. 11 in Sioux Falls.Under the program, South Dakotans who owe federal income taxes can either send up to $1,700 to the federal government, or they can donate that $1,700 to a government-recognized scholarship granting orga...

    To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.