There are at least a couple of bills circulating in this year’s legislative session that would create scholarship funds for students that want to become teachers.

University of South Dakota President Jim Abbott says it is one way to expand the pool of teachers…

 

Abbott says it is difficult for college students to work enough to help pay much of their own tuition costs…

 

Abbott says trading teacher service for tuition would be good policy for the state…

 

There are similar scholarship programs already in place for medical professionals and lawyers.