News Briefs
South Carolina will open its first statewide professional-development center for teachers, thanks to a donation of $10 million and 355 acres of land.
April 1, 2008
The program, already put into place by the South Carolina Department of Education, could generate as much as $3.6 million for the state and participating school districts in its first year.
February 12, 2008
In his annual State of the State address, Gov. Sanford voiced his support for the concept of scholarships or vouchers for students who attend failing schools and want to attend another public or private school, and proposed providing college aid for students who graduate from high school early.
January 22, 2008
Three-fourths of South Carolina students in grades 2 through 9 felt positive about their experiences in single-gender classrooms, says a survey.
January 22, 2008
How many children should a person have in public school in order to be qualified to head a state school board?
January 8, 2008
Billboards in South Carolina sported a new—if unofficial—slogan throughout much of the summer: “Welcome to South Carolina, home of ‘minimally adequate education.’ ”
August 13, 2007
Lawmakers argue there is little evidence that board-certified teachers improve student performance more than their peers.
January 19, 2007
In their quest to bring more private school options to parents, school choice advocates say they’ve run into a formidable and unexpected opponent: the rural school superintendent.
November 28, 2006
Democrat Jim Rex has been declared South Carolina’s next schools chief, surviving a contentious campaign that featured TV ads and debates over school choice.
November 28, 2006
The races for the nation’s two open state superintendent seats remained too close to call this morning, while incumbents in four states retained their seats.
Updated: November 19, 2008
In a major victory for religious advocates, the South Carolina legislature approved a law this summer allowing high schools to give credit to students for off-campus religious study during the school day.
September 19, 2006
Some three months after South Carolina legislators changed how the state’s public schools are financed, educators and businesses are decrying a new property-tax-reform law for granting tax breaks to homeowners at the expense, they contend, of economic growth and K-12 education.
August 29, 2006
Three states—Florida, New Mexico, and South Carolina—have recently passed legislation allowing statewide bodies to approve new charter schools and oversee them, rather than leaving those responsibilities solely in the hands of local school districts.
June 6, 2006
South Carolina appears on track to enact legislation that would create both a statewide authorizer for charter schools and a new statewide district exclusively for those schools.
February 21, 2006
A South Carolina judge’s ruling that the state must provide more educational opportunities for young children in poor and rural areas is setting the stage for an extensive legislative and policy debate on K-12 schools in the Palmetto State.
January 10, 2006
Updated: December 28, 2006
