Students applying for freshman admission to the University of South Carolina’s Columbia campus will not have to submit standardized SAT or ACT test scores for the 2021 spring, summer or fall terms.
A South Carolina superintendent is speaking out about the mixed messages coming from state agencies and the state legislature. He says a state mandate goes against the recommendations from the SCDHEC and the Accelerate Ed task force helping schools develop a reopening plan.
The Charleston County School District is planning out a number of options as the uncertainty around reopening schools lingers, and parents have a deadline on deciding what they want to do.
Many Lowcountry teachers are nervous to return to their classrooms this fall as school districts outline possible plans to reopen in August amid rising cases of COVID-19 in South Carolina.
A Berkeley County School District re-entry task force met for first time to figure out what the new school year will look like. Parents, teachers, students, and district officials have come together to make recommendations.
Officials with Dorchester District Four are planning to offer three learning models for students this fall; modified in-person teaching, hybrid and fully independent virtual learning.
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing, the South Carolina Football Coaches Association offered a few recommendations regarding the upcoming high school football season.
The district is set to spend $534,720 on expanding those services after the district’s board of trustees included mental health access into its mission critical actions last year.
First Student has officially become the school bus provider for the Charleston County School District, but the previous company in charge continues their fight to reclaim the role.
According to a survey conducted by the South Carolina Department of Education, schools have not been able to make contact with 16,085 students across the state since they were closed because of the pandemic in March.
This week, legislators passed a bill that would add single-member school board districts to neighboring Charleston County. There are hopes the same can happen for Dorchester.
The Charleston County School District is set to spend more than $353,000 next fiscal year to train its staff, employees and even board members on implicit bias, racial diversity and other cultural issues.
The Charleston County School District is considering requiring all students to wear a face mask next school year, Superintendent Dr. Gerrita Postlewait announced on Friday.
The Charleston County School District is offering an online option for all students next school year even if in-person classes resume, Superintendent Dr. Gerrita Postlewait announced.
The South Carolina House unanimously passed a bill on Wednesday that will dramatically change how Charleston County School Board members get elected, and now it’s heading to the governor’s desk.
The South Carolina AccelerateED task force meets Friday morning, and new information is expected on how students across the state will return to class this fall.
School board member Kevin Hollinshead is leading the charge to change its name and called it the board’s “moral duty” to do in a letter he sent out on Thursday.
The Charleston County School District confirmed a non-teaching school staff member who had been placed on administrative leave over the weekend over remarks on social media is no longer employed by the district as of Monday.
South Carolina’s task force on education recently released a 202-page draft regarding guidance and recommendations to reopen schools in South Carolina for the 2020-21 academic year.
The report includes three different schedule models dependent on COVID-19 conditions, online and in-person preparation, as well as necessary steps districts must take before the school year begins.
Leaders in the AccelerateED task force laid out their recommendations Thursday for when and how school operations will resume in the fall as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
The Charleston County School District has been approved to be part of an eLearning pilot program which will give the district the ability to teach students virtually if they cannot physically return to school.
Twenty-six University of South Carolina education students held their own graduation ceremony with their families cheering them on. This after USC decided not to hold in-person graduations this year because of concerns over COVID-19.
The Colleton County School District will continue their partnership with the Colleton County government to continue meal deliveries for students through the month of June.
Charleston County high school principals have been planning virtual graduations for their seniors for weeks, and on Thursday, West Ashley High wrapped up their final day of video shooting.
More than a dozen Charleston County high schools now have set dates for in-person graduations, and the district superintendent announced K-8 students could be going back to school one week early.
South Carolina’s Superintendent of Education said Tuesday the state will need $50 million to fund camps aimed at helping students who are behind because of the pandemic.
Board members say in order to relieve overcrowding issues at Carolina Park Elementary, some students will need to be rezoned for Laurel Hill Elementary or Charles Pinckney Elementary.
The South Carolina Public Charter School District had members of its staff working from Colorado and Florida, according a newly-released report by the state’s inspector general.
A team of Lowcountry lawyers is taking on some of the country’s most prestigious universities and colleges for failing to refund tuition and fees to students following campus closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The school district’s desired projects and maintenance costs total more than $48 million. However, the district’s current debt service millage will only provide about $31.6 million because the school board is unwilling to increase the tax rate over 70 mils.
Education leaders from across South Carolina met for the third time Thursday afternoon to talk about how best to proceed with summer learning activities and how schools and districts can best restart in the fall.
The South Carolina Virtual Charter School has had almost no impacts during the pandemic, and now a teacher there wants to help parents and students at other schools who may still be figuring out e-learning.
Some parents are demanding the Berkeley County School District change the enrollment process and zoning for Cane Bay area schools. Dozens of them showed up to protest outside the school board’s budget workshop Tuesday night.
The storage company, STASH, has partnered with the College of Charleston to allow students to remotely pack students up. They are moving one dorm out at a time.
The coronavirus shutdown may prove itself to be beneficial to education reform efforts in the Palmetto State; however, the pandemic’s effects have not been minimal.
The Berkeley County School Board is anticipating a “bleak” and “painstaking” budget for next school year because of the state shutdown caused by the coronavirus. Cuts are already being made to some positions within Berkeley County schools, however district leaders said employees will not be laid off
