Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Wednesday April 10th, 2019 was the crossover deadline for bills working through the State House. Bills that made the cut, include a measure overhauling the State’s education system and a proposal to improve ride share safety. But not everything was able to make it through this go round. One of the bills that did not make…
For the first time in almost four years the South Carolina Department of Education is ready to start giving out report cards to schools statewide.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Educators in South Carolina have told state lawmakers that constant student testing is one of the biggest roadblocks they face. A Senate panel met Wednesday to get ideas on how to deal with a teacher shortage in South Carolina. Camden Sen. Vincent Sheheen says his panel hopes to remove paperwork and bureaucratic requirements that prevent teachers…
Camden High School is inviting interested students and their families to a college fair Saturday, February 17, from 10 a.m. to noon.
Richland Library Main will unveil its newly designed garden level to the public in a grand reopening celebration Saturday, February 3.
School Choice Week started in South Carolina and nationwide, Sunday, with the goal of making sure parents know their options when it comes to their children’s education.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Democratic Senators Brad Hutto and Karl Allen unveiled their plan Wednesday to provide free Technical College in South Carolina. The Senators hope to be able to offer tuition free technical college to South Carolina residents who graduate from high school and who qualify. The proposal would aim to offer financial assistance to the State’s Technical Colleges. Categories: Local…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Attorneys for rural school districts say legislators’ court-ordered plan for fixing South Carolina’s education system isn’t a plan at all, but an accounting of legislative meetings and list of budget items that don’t address the problems. The response filed Thursday accuses legislators of violating state Supreme Court orders and seeks a new deadline. Justices gave legislators…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The Legislature’s court-ordered report on fixing South Carolina’s education system points to budget increases and four new laws passed this year, including one asking college students what would entice them to teach in poor districts. The state Supreme Court gave legislators a June deadline for developing a plan to improve South Carolina schools, after ruling in…
COLUMBIA, SC (AP)– The South Carolina Senate has approved a $7.5 billion state budget that puts an additional $300 million into K-12 education. The budget covers the state’s expenses from last fall’s historic flooding and provides $40 million in grants to flood-devastated farmers. Senators voted Wednesday to return to the House its spending plans for the fiscal year beginning July…
