Education Week: South Carolina

Mixed Scorecard on Charter Bills in South

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Alabama and Mississippi reject legislation to encourage charter growth, though a bill passes in South Carolina.

S.C. Gov. Signs Law Expanding Charter Schools

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

S.C. Penalty Stands in Spec. Ed. Dispute

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

The state is refused another extension of the $36 million federal penalty for not spending enough on special education.

S.C. Panel Rejects Anti-Standards Bill

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0500

A state senate panel in South Carolina has voted against a bill that would block the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in math and reading.

S.C. Board Ends Lawsuit Threat Against State Superintendent

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0500

The South Carolina board of education has rescinded a rule requiring the elected state superintendent to provide a monthly report on multimillion-dollar grants available to schools. The vote last week ends the threat that the state board will sue Superintendent Mick Zais.

Penalty Delayed for Cutting S.C.'s Special Ed. Dollars

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:08:00 -0400

The U.S. Department of Education was poised to cut the state's share of federal special education dollars by $36 million.

Partisan Fights, Budget Cuts Complicate School Funding

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:07:00 -0400

After months of arduous negotiation and partisan squabbling, states have new budgets that in many cases will bring deep cuts to education spending.

States Battling Over Education Budgets at Fiscal Year's End

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:06:00 -0400

After months of feuding and failed negotiations, lawmakers and governors in several states remain deadlocked on how to close budget shortfalls and pay for education and other services.

Survey: Students, Parents Value Single-Sex Classes

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:12:00 -0500

Two-thirds of students in South Carolina's single-gender education programs think the optional classes have improved their performance and attitude, according to a new survey.

S.C. Now Poised to Better Track Student Progress

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:10:00 -0400

South Carolina is launching a new student-information system that officials say takes a quantum leap in technology that can track students' progress and find ways to improve instruction.

Learning to Serve

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:08:00 -0400

The U.S. Army is now ending the 2-year-old Army Preparatory School after helping nearly 3,000 high school dropouts earn high school equivalency certificates and become soldiers.

States Seek Federal Waivers to Cut Special Education

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:06:00 -0400

Faced with budget woes, a handful of states look to a little-used legal provision to offer an escape hatch from federal spending mandates.

S.C. Schools Chief: Nearly 4,000 Jobs Could Be Lost

Tue, 04 May 2010 00:05:00 -0400