South Carolina State University has unveiled newly bronzed sculptures of three students killed during a peaceful protest on campus 52 years ago. This year’s commemoration of the Orangeburg Massacre was held inside the Martin Luther King Junior Auditorium on the SC State Campus, the morning of Feb 8.
Aiken County Public School District will be operating on an early dismissal schedule due to severe thunderstorms and high winds expected to reach the area on Feb. 6. Schools will also be dismissed two hours early.
South Carolina rolled out a new program Wednesday. Palmetto Pre-K will help parents find pre-kindergarten programs for their students. Those programs may be subsidized depending on the need.
Just two years after voters in Chester County narrowly struck down a $38 million bond referendum to improve county schools and build a new career center, they’ll head back to the polls Tuesday to decide on the school board’s latest proposed bond referendum.
On Thursday, South Carolina Speaker of the House Jay Lucas (R-Darlington) invited Dr. Carey Wright, the State Superintendent of Education from Mississippi to speak with lawmakers.
The review was requested from the Association of Governance Boards after a lawsuit was brought by one trustee against the board regarding their search for a new president.
Although university officials would not comment further on Thursday, students and a community activist told WIS it’s critical that university officials don’t sweep this under the rug.
One day after Senate Democrats promised to fight any school voucher programs in South Carolina “to the end”, a panel of Senators took up the Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Account Act (S.556).
Dr. Tommie “Tonea” Stewart will perform on Jan. 31 at Allen University’s 15th Annual UNCF “A Mind Is…” Scholarship Gala & Richard Allen Awards ceremony.
South Carolina State University is honoring one of its alumna, the late Dr. Emily England Clyburn, by naming its Honors College after her on Jan. 22 at the Clyburn Scholars Induction Ceremony.
North Central High School students are returning to class for the first time, Wednesday, Jan. 15 after a confirmed tornado ripped through Kershaw County over the weekend, causing severe damage to North Central High.
Some Midlands students have a new way of learning. Physical education classes are changing and four Richland One elementary schools have introduced new technology.
University of South Carolina President Bob Caslen has released a list of priorities for the 2020 spring semester. Caslen’s focus with these priorities is to move the university and state forward by building strong relationships across the community.
The special education team at Jackson Creek Elementary School is behind a first-of-its-kind event. Students and community members are invited to take part in what’s being called Understanding Others Day.
United Way of the Midlands, along with the National Pan-Hellenic Council at Columbia, hosted a nonpartisan candidate forum for the at-large seat on Richland School District One’s school board Thursday evening.
On Wednesday night, a special meeting was held by Lexington District Two Board of Trustees. It came in the wake of a tumultuous week at Airport High School.
Residents within the Cottontown, Earlewood and Elmwood communities in downtown Columbia are concerned about possible plans to bring a charter school to the neighborhood.
Senate Education Committee Chairman Greg Hembree plans to submit his own proposal for teacher pay raises once the legislative session resumes next year.
A new report from the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention and Advancement (CERRA) shows fewer teachers left their positions compared to last year.
In a move to try to get South Carolina out of the bottom states in the nation as far as teacher pay, Gov. Henry McMaster announced he wants to give all teachers a raise.
Five inmates at Evans Correctional Institution in Marlboro County will earn their associate’s degrees. It’s South Carolina’s first in-prison graduation through the Second Chance Initiative with the U.S. Department of Education.
The former student at Ashley Ridge High School will participate in the Dr. Pepper tuition giveaway at halftime of the SEC Championship game when he’ll have a chance to win $100,000 to put toward his veterinary school tuition.
SC for Ed members continue their push for education reform, and now, they’re adding a little pressure by giving lawmakers a deadline to agree to their requests.
College students hoping to become teachers, as well as first-year teachers, stopped by the Palmetto State Teachers Association (PSTA) Wednesday for the Teacher Clothes Closet.
After her grandson was shot and killed in an armed robbery last year, a Newberry woman is raising money for scholarships in his honor in hopes of helping Midlands students reach their goals. A Ride Away Scholarship Day is planned for Saturday in Newberry.
Dr. Stephen Fitzmaurice, an Assistant Professor of ASL Interpreting at Clemson, said the proficiency levels for interpreters working in public schools in the state are below national levels.
State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman said on Wednesday the South Carolina Department of Education will be proposing a 5% raise for teachers in 2020.
A group of nearly two dozen Sumter School District bus drivers has not returned to their routes one week after striking over low wages and poor working conditions.
Tuesday, Sumter school bus drivers are asking community members to stand with them in support outside of the Sumter School District Office, after complaints of low wages and long hours.
