First-year teachers in South Carolina make less than the national average, but soon-to-be graduates and new teachers are getting a helping hand to make sure they're ready for the classroom.
Math teacher Autumn Hart emphasizes to her students at Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle in the town of Dorchester that math is an exact science. She teaches sixth through eighth grade.
Students in the third through fifth-grade age group grew up as tech babies, so reading can sometimes take a back seat. But these students really enjoy Manga and Graphic novels.
The fate of a Charleston County elementary school is not officially decided, a Charleston County School District board member who accused leadership of operating under a "slavemaster mentality" says.
Now that the Charleston County School Board dropped a plan to close a Ravenel elementary school, parents are meeting to determine how to protect the school from future closure attempts.
The Charleston County School District board could make some broad-sweeping changes official during its Monday meeting that would affect more than two dozen schools.
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating whether charges will be filed against a high school student who had a hunting rifle in his vehicle at school.
The Charleston County School District board could vote on broad-sweeping recommendations during its Monday meeting that would affect almost two dozen schools.
Protesters assembled Monday morning about an hour before the scheduled start of a Charleston County School District meeting that could ultimately decide on major changes for more than a dozen schools in the district.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spent part of Veterans Day speaking to the South Carolina Corps of Cadets at The Citadel about how his military experience shaped his leadership style and took questions from students on current affairs.
The Charleston County School District wants to build a new bus lot at James Island Charter High School, but some who live in that neighborhood say they don’t want it there.
A woman who claimed she was sexually assaulted by her former chorus teacher filed suit against the Charleston County School District the same day the teacher entered a guilty plea in court.
A Lowcountry teacher is cleared to work in education again in South Carolina after she was charged with felony DUI and hitting a police officer three years ago.
The Charleston County School District voted Monday afternoon to approve a new policy that will affect who is in control of all security video taken within district schools, buses and on school property.
The 12th annual voyage was a part of Ashley Hall’s competitive Offshore Leadership Program which selects girls aged 15 to 18 to participate in the elective that teaches them how to run the ship, navigate waters and work together to pull it all off.
"I believe as a parent, we have to take responsibility for what our children do. We can teach our children and we can do whatever we can to help our children, but we gotta first take responsibility."
Melissa Chastain says her third grade students are eager learners, and like many children, learn more effectively with hands-on activities. She is requesting "Can Do Reading Games," which are hands-on reading activities.
A Charleston County bus driver has stepped down after the school district kept one of his stops on a major highway despite his request that they move it.
On Wednesday morning, Allen Taste took some notes from his college professor. Pretty soon, Taste, a senior at Claflin University, will be the one standing in front of the classroom.
Two Mount Pleasant elementary schools and one middle school will lose their partial magnet status should the Charleston County School District move forward with its current plans.
Almost two dozens schools in the Charleston County School District could see significant changes if the district’s board moves forward with its current plan.
The Charleston County School District is looking at making a number of changes to its downtown Charleston schools that would eventually merge students from three middle schools into a single campus.
A former Charleston County associate superintendent agreed Tuesday to a two-year suspension of his teaching certificate in connection with his handling of the Marvin Gethers case months after the period of suspension had already ended.
Madison Hines says adding color and light will make learning these necessary skills enjoyable by grabbing my students attention unlike typical classroom manipulatives are able to.
The former director of finance for Dorchester County School District 4 has sued the school district, its superintendent, and a co-worker in a case going to the federal level.
Five months after teachers marched on Columbia, education reform advocates in South Carolina are trying to expand their support by heading to the state capitol this weekend.
Students in Deborah Batzer's science class at West Ashley High have a great opportunity to learn how flooding happens. Because flooding is common in the Lowcountry, she requested stream tables kits, to help students gain a better understanding of how water moves in and out of streams and rivers.
Authorities in South Carolina say a girl brought two kitchen knives to her elementary school and threatened to kill a boy who had a crush on another girl.
The Charleston County School District will receive a significant amount of help from the federal government in the form of a grant which will go toward counseling and mental health services.
Minnie Hughes Elementary is one of the Charleston County School District schools that could be closing should the district’s board move forward with its current plans.
Although many school districts don't celebrate Halloween, some elementary schools host character parades and other special events so kids can dress up.
A typical classroom chair or spot on the carpet may not work for these students. Sometimes they want to learn, but they just can not get their bodies to regulate and work with their minds.
WalletHub released its report on 2019′s Best & Worst States for Teachers and the Palmetto State ranked eighth in the nation as one of the worst states for teachers to work. South Carolina ranked 44th overall in WalletHub’s study of best and worst states.
From downtown to beach towns, flooded streets and yards are a common sight. And a teacher at West Ashley High wants to seize this opportunity to use a real world issue to teach her students a lesson that extends beyond the walls of the classroom.
A meeting Wednesday night will address possible changes for Charleston County Constituent District 20, which includes Buist Academy, one of the most successful elementary schools in the state.
Micki Boulineau of Charleston Charter School for Math and Science needs something called Breakout Edu Kits for her ninth graders.The kits will encourage students to collaborate in solving problems. They will provide students with hands-on materials to make learning and exploring fun.
In a lawsuit filed Aug. 15, a construction company claims Dorchester County District Two owes more than $11 million in unpaid construction costs for Rollings Middle School
Hanahan Police are working to identify the source of a pair of threatening phone calls early Wednesday morning that prompted a search of Hanahan High School that backed up the school’s schedule by two hours.
Just days into the school year, the Berkeley County School District is scheduled to vote Tuesday night on the company that will perform random drug testing for district employees.
