South Dakota is one of the few states that has not allowed charter schools, the schools that are paid for with public funds but managed by private boards.
Democrats oppose charter schools because they take money away from real public schools, which are usually underfunded.
Republicans love charter schools because they own the door to the next step: vouchers. Charters tell the public that schools are a consumer choice, not a civic duty.
The South Dakota legislature just defeated charters in a tie vote, and the Republican Governor refused to break the tie.
No charter schools in South Dakota!
Diane Ravitch's blog 
South Dakota’s rejection of charter schools may say something about its demographics. Privatization often has a lot to do with racism. South Dakota is about 85% white, and many of the indigenous students already attend “Indian Schools.” Its Black and Latino numbers are quite low. Perhaps South Dakota has had time to observe the trajectory of privatization with all the waste, fraud and profiteering, and the people realize that privatization would cost them a lot more for no real academic gain, while the public schools are adequately serving the common good.
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Would that all states had enough popular investment in themselves over Wall Street hedge fund and other investment managers as do South Dakota, Montana, and a small handful of others with salt of the earth salt.
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