South Carolina’s teacher shortage has worsened in the last year, with more than a thousand teaching jobs unfilled at the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year across the state.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster wants to spend the last $17 million of his COVID-19 education relief money to fully pay for anyone to go to a technical college for two years to train to enter high demand jobs.
The mother of a Pelion High School student in Lexington School District One worried that if she didn’t speak up in light of the bullying her son has experienced in recent days, the problems would persist.
Clutching a page of notes, Bob Russo sat in the middle of the boisterous audience in the school gymnasium, reviewing what he wanted to tell the Douglas County School District board members. When it was his turn to speak, Russo stood and approached the microphone.
The survey found 83 percent of teachers in the district say they feel more exhausted this year than they did last year with another 66 percent admitting they considered or are considering quitting or making this their last year of teaching.
The school district continues to follow the CDC guidelines and since R-2 is still considered high transmission, that’s why they are limiting the number to 20.
Price believes the tension at these meetings is so high right now because national debates, in particular about COVID-19 mitigation, have become localized.
Nikki Haley, former United States ambassador to the United Nations and former governor of South Carolina, has been named to the Clemson Board of Trustees, the university announced Tuesday.
Newly released results from a survey of South Carolina teachers found the pandemic is worsening their frustration and discouragement and is contributing to some of them quitting their jobs.
The award-winning Garfield’s Cyber Security Adventures will be giving this education to students of Columbia as part of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday denied a request by state Attorney General Alan Wilson that a law prohibiting school mask mandates be allowed to take effect while a lawsuit continues.
The growth follows a year in which many students across the country were forced to learn online, and in South Carolina, thousands are sticking with that style of learning.
Interim Superintendent Akil Ross and other district leaders provided instant answers on topics, like COVID, quarantines, board meetings, and even homework.
Court documents state an appeal has been filed with the South Carolina Supreme Court after a judge denied a motion to block the Charleston County School District’s mask mandate.
Lexington Police Department is working on a three-week enforcement campaign that focuses on speeding, crosswalk safety, stop signs, and violations that are contributing to collisions in the town.
