Government
South Carolina school choice program fills 10,000 slots ahead of fall launchSouth Carolina’s renewed school choice program is off to a robust start, with the 10,000 slots available this fall already filled – more than triple last year’s enrollment. Read More
Government
South Carolina restores school choice with bigger, better programUp to 10,000 South Carolina students will be eligible for school choice this fall after Gov. Henry McMaster signed legislation restoring and expanding the state’s… Read More
Government
South Carolina Senate votes to restore school choice; House likely to approveSchool choice has faced a bumpy road in South Carolina, but the state Legislature appears to have a solution to solve the program’s crisis – and then some. Read More
Opinion
Court’s ruling meant to kill school choice in South Carolina backfired(The Daily Signal) – South Carolina’s school choice program faced a crushing setback when the state’s Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional after hundreds of students had already started classes at… Read More
Opinion
I worked at Planned Parenthood for 15 years –here’s why it shouldn’t get taxpayer dollars(The Daily Signal) – Do states have the right to refuse to give taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood and other abortion facilities within their borders? As someone who… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina charter school makes compelling argument for single-sex classroomsMight boys and girls learn better when they’re taught separately? That’s the method used at Langston Charter Middle School in Greenville, South Carolina, which… Read More
Government
South Carolina Republicans propose stronger abortion ban; Wyoming overrides veto on ultrasound billCould South Carolina get stronger pro-life protections? Nearly 40 Republican state legislators have sponsored the Human Life Protection Act, a measure that would ban abortion in South Carolina… Read More
Government
South Carolina House passes school choice bill, moving state closer to restoring school choiceSouth Carolina is one step closer to restoring school choice after the state House passed a school choice plan Wednesday. By a 79-38 vote, the Republican-controlled House… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina removes 4 more books from school classrooms for content violationsSouth Carolina K-12 classrooms will no longer feature four books after a review committee decided they violated regulations prohibiting sexual content, the state’s education board ruled Tuesday. “We… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina Senate subcommittee makes plans to bring back school choice programThe South Carolina Senate Education Subcommittee met Tuesday to discuss the future of the state’s education savings accounts (ESA) program shuttered by the state’s supreme court. Read More
Courts
Low-income parents petition South Carolina court to restore school choiceSouth Carolina parents are petitioning the state Supreme Court to reinstate the school choice program funding their children’s education. In a petition filed Thursday,… Read More
Culture
South Carolina man forced to obtain permit to hold Christian sign on public sidewalkA South Carolina man claims his religious freedoms were violated when his town required him to obtain a permit to display a religious sign. Ernest Giardino, an… Read More
Public Education
Conservative billionaire revives South Carolina’s school choice program rocked by sudden court decisionJust weeks after the South Carolina Supreme Court struck down school choice in the state, a conservative billionaire is coming to the rescue, at least through the end of… Read More
Public Education
PragerU CEO myth-busts curricula concerns in South CarolinaAfter the announcement that PragerU Kids materials would be available in South Carolina schools ignited controversy last week, CEO Marissa Streit spoke to The Heartlander… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina approves PragerU for use in public school classrooms, joining 7 other statesSouth Carolina has joined the growing number of states making PragerU educational materials available in its public schools. Ellen Weaver, state education superintendent, and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit… Read More
Courts
South Carolina families fight back after ruling stops school choice programThey’re fighting back – and fighting back tears. Families affected by the South Carolina Supreme Court’s decision to shut down a school choice program aren’t taking things lying… Read More
Courts
In separate rulings, 2 federal judges block part of Biden’s latest try at student loan forgiveness(The Center Square) – South Carolina’s attorney general was among those celebrating a federal judge’s decision to block part of President Joe Biden’s latest push to delay or cancel… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina Ed Department affirms commitment to African American studies after canceling pilot programSouth Carolina is facing criticism for rolling back its AP African American Studies course – but the backlash is severely exaggerated. In a June 4… Read More
Government
McMaster signs pair of ‘child safety’ measures(The Center Square) – South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster ceremonially signed a pair of “child safety” measures on Wednesday, including one mandating age verification on websites with sexually explicit… Read More
Courts
Illegal immigrant charged in high-speed crash killing motorcyclist in South CarolinaAn illegal immigrant is now in police custody following a high-speed crash involving a motorcycle, school bus and work van that resulted in a fatality. The collision occurred… Read More