NEWS BRIEFS: 100,000 internet hotspots to be offered through schools
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | State agencies are working to dole out 100,000 internet hotspots through public school districts beginning next week. The S.C. Office of Regulatory Staff...
View ArticleNEW for 8/14: SCETV and education; Floyd Breeland; Classroom teaching
INSIDE THIS EDITION: BIG STORY: SCETV is helping gaps in teaching with remote learning NEWS BRIEFS: Testing, testing, one, too few being done, lawmakers say COMMENTARY, Brack: Remembering Floyd...
View ArticleANOTHER VIEW: To be or not be in person in the classroom
By Gary West, special to Statehouse Report | On July 15, 2020, Gov. Henry McMaster lobbied for opening schools for all of South Carolina’s children – full classrooms, full-time, five days a week –...
View ArticleBIG STORY: SCETV is helping gaps in teaching with remote learning
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | South Carolina has long invested in infrastructure that is becoming pivotal for public school students learning at home in the pandemic: television. South...
View ArticleNEW for 9/25: Senate races to watch; Tax impacts; Trump; RBG
INSIDE ISSUE 19.39 | Sept. 25, 2020 BIG STORY: Watch these 9 state Senate races in November NEWS BRIEFS: Corporate tax breaks take millions from S.C. schools, report says SPOTLIGHT: ACLU of South...
View ArticleNEW for 10/30: On solar power, opinions and our enduring soul
INSIDE ISSUE 19.44 | Oct. 30, 2020 BIG STORY: S.C. utilities replace coal with gas, but new solar may be cheaper NEWS BRIEFS: Fewer than 2,000 coronavirus cases tied to S.C. schools SPOTLIGHT: S.C....
View ArticleBIG STORY: State struggles with education delivery models
By Gregg Bragg, special to Statehouse Report | South Carolina educators and administrators are struggling to engage students while developing effective solutions for teaching during the COVID-19...
View ArticleNEW for 1/1: New year, new stories, 20th birthday
INSIDE THIS ISSUE BIG STORY: Legislature poised to tackle multiple issues amidst pandemic LOWCOUNTRY, Ariail: Too small for a republic COMMENTARY, Brack: Legislators should be bold after a decade of...
View ArticleBIG STORY: Legislature poised to tackle multiple issues amidst pandemic
By Andy Brack and Rodney Welch | The typically conservative S.C. General Assembly will be conservative with the coronavirus pandemic when the 2021 session opens, particularly after at least two...
View ArticleBRACK: Battle for state’s top education job getting started now
By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | State Superintendent Molly Spearman’s announcement this week that she wouldn’t seek reelection was an early surprise, but not particularly unexpected. She’s...
View ArticleNEW for 11/19: Voucher reprise; House’s henhouse redistricting
INSIDE ISSUE 20.47 | NOV. 19, 2021 BIG STORY:Renewed voucher effort seeks to siphon public education dollars NEWS BRIEFS: House, Senate to return Dec. 1, 6 on redistricting LOWCOUNTRY, Ariail: Party...
View ArticleNEW for 11/26: On culture wars, virus prevention
INSIDE ISSUE 20.48 | NOV. 26, 2021 BIG STORY: Culture wars on rise for 2022 election NEWS BRIEFS: Bill would reform heritage commission appointments LOWCOUNTRY, Ariail: Looking for books COMMENTARY,...
View ArticleBIG STORY: Culture wars on rise for 2022 election
By Sam Spence | South Carolina voters next year will elect a new state superintendent of schools for the first time since 2015 as education issues stoke divisive and controversial political debates...
View ArticleNEW for 1/7: 2022 legislative outlook; Let’s go America; Education
INSIDE ISSUE 21.01 | JAN. 7, 2022 BIG STORY: Legislature’s plate is overloaded this year NEWS BRIEFS: SCGOP pushes “Let’s Go Brandon” gear ahead of riot anniversary LOWCOUNTRY, Ariail: Stop the steal...
View ArticleMY TURN: Prioritize public education in 2022
By Sherry East | As the November report released by Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, & Advancement (CERRA) indicated, the educator and school staffing crisis facing South Carolina has...
View ArticleBIG STORY: Legislature’s plate is overloaded this year
By Andy Brack | When legislators return to Columbia Tuesday, they’ll be drowning in work to do when the House and Senate gavels clack to open the 2022 session. Not only do they have to deal with...
View ArticleNEW for 3/11: Teacher, staff shortage; Budget preview; Open records; Pensions
INSIDE ISSUE 21.10 | MARCH 11, 2022 BIG STORY: S.C. schools facing record shortages of teachers, support staff NEWS BRIEFS: House to kick off debate Monday on $14 billion budget LOWCOUNTRY, Ariail:...
View ArticleNEWS BRIEFS: Monday House hearing set for medical marijuana bill
Staff reports | The S.C. House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee on Monday in Columbia will hold a public hearing on a bill to allow the use of medical marijuana in South...
View ArticleNEW for 4/29: Spate of gun violence; Session down to wire
INSIDE ISSUE 21.17 | APRIL 29, 2022 BIG STORY: State rocked by gun violence over past week NEWS BRIEFS: Senate’s $12B state budget heads back to House LOWCOUNTRY, Ariail: Different kinds of shells...
View ArticleNEW for 6/3: Meet Hoban; guns; graduates
INSIDE ISSUE 21.22 | JUNE 3, 2022 BIG STORY: Podcast reveals famous Charleston resident you might not know NEWS BRIEFS: Gun violence is getting leaders’ attentions LOWCOUNTRY, Ariail: No vaccine for...
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