Culture
Republican governors sign letter opposing WHO treaty(The Center Square) – The Republican governors of two dozen states, including Georgia and South Carolina, penned a letter to President Joe Biden opposing the World Health Organization’s proposed… Read More
Public Education
‘How far we’ve fallen’: Board member of SC charter school talks about current state of public education(The Center Square) – When Tom Drummond looks at the 1895 eighth-grade final exam from Selina, Kansas, he wonders how many people today could pass it. “I don’t… Read More
Homeschools
South Carolina officials place ‘excessive demands’ on homeschool graduate, obstructing her career in Christian childcareHannah Pollock, 21, had her heart set on working in a South Carolina Christian school’s after-school kindergarten program and daytime preschool as a substitute teacher. “I’d always been… Read More
Government
More states make progress on school choice(The Daily Signal) – Several states are making progress in empowering their citizens with access to education freedom and opportunity. Earlier this month, Alabama became the 15th state… Read More
Government
South Carolina House approves universal school choice billThe South Carolina House advanced a universal school choice bill despite a legal battle over the program’s constitutionality. The House voted 69-32 on Wednesday in favor of… Read More
Government
South Carolina House approves measure to expand education scholarships(The Center Square) — The South Carolina House of Representatives signed off on a measure to expand the Education Scholarship Trust Fund. Lawmakers voted 69-32 in favor of… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina teachers care more about school culture than pay, new teacher retention report revealsAs public schools nationwide struggle to retain teachers, one South Carolina group is trying to find answers. SC TEACHER, a group dedicated to researching the state’s education workforce,… Read More
Public Education
What are they hiding? School librarians admit they hid card catalog from parents while pushing BLM, LGBTQ issues(The Daily Signal) – At least one school library in a South Carolina school district restricted access to its online card catalog in order to hide “critical race theory… Read More
2024 election
Trump holds commanding lead over Haley ahead of South Carolina primary(The Center Square) – Republican presidential primary voters will head to the polls in South Carolina on Saturday to choose their pick for president. Former President Donald Trump… Read More
Courts
Legal briefs: South Carolina Supreme Court should allow scholarship program(The Center Square) — Two out-of-state groups have filed briefs urging the South Carolina Supreme Court to allow the state’s Education Scholarship Trust Fund program to proceed. In… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina education scholarships open(The Center Square) – South Carolina is accepting applications for a new education scholarship that proponents say is the future of education in the state. Last year, state… Read More
Opinion
New school choice program launches in South Carolina. Parents are winning.(The Daily Signal) – Despite the most well-funded efforts to stop education reform, the school choice movement still clearly has momentum. The fruits of… Read More
President Donald Trump
Shifting legal deadlines put Trump on tight primary schedule(The Center Square) – Deadlines are shifting across former President Donald Trump's crowded legal calendar, raising questions about whether pending trial dates will hold amid the upcoming Republican primary. Read More
Public Education
South Carolina’s new school choice program is constitutional and good for students, says policy expertOpponents of school choice are already suing South Carolina’s new program, claiming it’s unconstitutional, but experts don’t think the legal arguments pass muster. The… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: South Carolina teachers’ union out to deprive students of learning options(The Daily Signal) – Barely six months after South Carolina lawmakers approved legislation allowing K-12 students to customize their education, the state affiliate of the… Read More
Public Education
40% of South Carolina high school students failed US History exam, says state ed departmentThe South Carolina Department of Education released lackluster data this week about its public high schools. The Monday report included data about core… Read More
Culture
Linking school choice to segregation part of ‘liberal lies,’ says Sen. Tim Scott. Data backs him upTeachers’ unions and some public school activists like to argue school choice is a modern form of segregation, a claim Sen. Tim Scott calls a… Read More
Government
South Carolina Supreme Court rules state’s ‘heartbeat’ abortion law constitutional(The Daily Signal) – South Carolina’s “heartbeat” abortion law is constitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, vacating a preliminary injunction that had barred the measure from taking effect. Read More
Public Education
Exclusive: South Carolina dad who gave chicken feed to his school board refutes harassment claims, says teachers are trying to indoctrinate his kidsA South Carolina father is now a villain to his school district and the local media, all for trying to be involved in his children’s education, he says. Read More
State Government
Report: Public pensions flagging financially in three Southeastern states(The Center Square) — A new report says public pension systems in Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina are struggling financially and need reforms to avoid taxpayer bailouts or riskier… Read More