South Carolina Department of Education

Summer Break Cafe give free meals to children age 18 and under

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The South Carolina Department of Education is giving free meals for children during the summer months. Its through a program called Summer Break Cafe that is funded by the USDA. “We can not do this mission all by ourselves. It takes a lot of people helping us to make sure the needs of every child is…

Spearman Announces $770K in Summer Reading Camp Grants

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The South Carolina Department of Education has announced that 14 school districts and organizations will receive $700,000 through the Summer Reading Camp Community Partnership Grant. State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman said in a news release Monday that the grant is meant to expand existing summer reading camps that help stop summer reading loss. The camps…

SC High Schools May Shift to 10-Point Grade Scale

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The South Carolina department of education is considering bumping the current seven-point grading scale to a ten-point grading scale for next school year. The potential change is an effort to level the playing field with other students and student athletes competing for scholarships. Some students say they make the same grades as those in other states,…