This week, the Kershaw County School Board voted to close down three elementary schools in the northern part of the district: Baron-Dekalb, Bethune and Mt. Pisgah Elementary Schools. The schools will be consolidated and moved into a brand new elementary school, which the district plans to have built
The Palmetto State Teachers Association, like many other teacher organizations across the state, will be waiting anxiously for The Center for Education, Recruitment, Retention and Advancement’s (CERRA’s) Supply and Demand report.
President Donald Trump closed his speech in Louisville on Wednesday by signing an order that will forgive all student-loan debt for many of America’s disabled veterans.
On Tuesday night, the Kershaw County School Board of Trustees voted to close three elementary schools in the northern portion of the district and move them into a consolidated new building, near an existing high school and middle school.
Senator Darrell Jackson has sent a letter requesting the appointment of a Senate Legislative Oversight Subcommittee to review the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees presidential search process.
Tuesday, lawmakers heard from members of the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees a few weeks after the controversial election of new UofSC President Bob Caslen.
The lawsuit claims the district broke state and federal laws by requiring her to pay for school supplies out of her own pocket and work for free at school-related events.
It’s the first day of school for students at Cardinal Newman School in Columbia. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announced Monday that the investigation into threats made against the school by a now-former student over the summer, is over.
With Lexington County School District One beginning their academic year on Aug. 20, Chief Terrence Green would like the Town of Lexington community to know that school resource officers, traffic division and Community Action Team (C.A.T.) officers will be working together on the “School Zone Traffic
Following the arrest of a 16-year-old student who made threats against Cardinal Newman School, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said no further arrests will be made in this investigation.
As students begin heading back to the classrooms, that also means more traffic on your morning commute. South Carolina Highway Patrol will be increasing patrols in Midlands school zones to help make sure drivers and students make it to their destinations safely.
It’s that time of year when students are heading back to school. Thousands of children across the Midlands are returning to school beginning the week of Aug. 19.
With only a few days remaining until students return to Cardinal Newman, the school’s principal has penned a letter to parents to lay out safety plans for the year.
A few weeks after his controversial election, new University of South Carolina President, Bob Caslen shared his vision for the university going forward.
Karon Wilson Jr., 36, faced third-degree assault and battery and breach of peace charges following an altercation with a student in his classroom in May of 2019.
Senate Education Chairman Senator Greg Hembree (R-Horry) said he would like to see the Senate’s version of the massive education reform bill (S.419) on the Senate floor for debate in January.
According to the CDC, “children and adolescents who do not get enough sleep have a higher risk of obesity...poor mental health, and problems with attention and behavior.”
The University of South Carolina’s Cocky the Gamecock was ranked seventh nationally by Sports Illustrated for greatest mascots in college football history.
As students and teachers in the Richland Two School District return next week to begin another school year, they will be welcomed back by major security upgrades.
Parents and community members are speaking out in response to Cardinal Newman’s reasoning for not alerting parents of threats made by a former student to “shoot up” the school.
Columbia Urban League President and CEO J. T. McLawhorn is warning South Carolinians not to dismiss or minimize the video of a local teen spewing racist rhetoric and repeatedly shooting a pair of sneakers symbolizing a Black man.
The harsh reality of mass shootings in public areas, including schools, has some parents thinking about safety precautions for their children, which includes buying bullet resistant backpacks.
With students gearing up to head back to school in Midlands, DHEC officials say now is the time to make sure your children are up-to-date on the required list of vaccines.
This year’s state budget is providing extra funding for smaller school districts in our state to consolidate. South Carolina lawmakers have agreed to set aside funding to offer an incentive for school districts to get on board. Interested school districts have until Thursday to submit their proposal
Before the board even voted, accreditors with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools expressed concerns of political influence on the presidential search.
Lexington-Richland School District Five is announcing an opportunity for families to apply for available seats remaining at Chapin Elementary School and Lake Murray Elementary School.
With only a few days remaining before Bob Caslen officially takes office as the new president at the University of South Carolina, one of his sons is reaching out to the UofSC community to give them an idea of what his father is really like.
Following the controversial election of Bob Caslen as the next president of the University of South Carolina, some lawmakers want to see some changes made.
For the first time since being chosen as the school's president, Lt. General Robert Caslen will speak to the University of South Carolina community Monday at 11 a.m.
The Kershaw County School District has selected Markeita Warren-Barber as the new principal for Bethune Elementary School following the principal shake up that reassigned principals throughout the school district.
Rep. Todd Rutherford (D-Columbia) will file a bill to remove the governor from the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina. Currently, the Governor of South Carolina serves as the ex officio chair of the board.
UofSC’s Board of Trustees have made a decision concerning the next president of the university after meeting Friday morning at the university’s Alumni Center. The meeting was scheduled for 10 a.m.
The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees is expected to meet Friday morning to discuss what’s become a contentious search for the school’s next president, but it’s not clear yet if the board is planning to take a vote on a previously announced finalist, retired Lt. General Robert Caslen.
On the eve of the University of South Carolina’s Board of Trustees meeting to possibly determine the institute’s next president, the school’s largest donors is making one last plea to the Board of Trustees not to politicize the selection process to find the successor for Dr. Harris Pastides.
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos made a trip to West Columbia on Thursday to visit one company that is committed to retraining and reskilling hundreds of workers in South Carolina.
One University of South Carolina alumnus is threatening to stop donating to the school if its board of trustees vote Friday to approve presidential finalist Robert Caslen.
The agency responsible for determining accreditation for colleges and universities across the south is reaching out to the University of South Carolina, amid concerns of political influence in the school’s search for its next president.
A member of the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees is no longer supporting a presidential candidate looking to replace Dr. Harris Pastides.
Supporters of embattled USC presidential finalist Robert Caslen are speaking out, one day after a judge blocked a controversial vote requested by Governor Henry McMaster asking the university’s board of trustees to vote on Caslen as the school’s next president.
Leaders in Richland School District One had to field questions from parents after newspaper reports said the district made a $4.5 million budgeting error.
A group of state legislators, local leaders, UofSC faculty and students will hold a press conference Thursday afternoon to ask the board of trustees not to vote on candidate Robert Caslen on Friday.
