After testing out the devices last spring through a pilot program, the school board approved the purchase of an initial 31 metal detectors at its meeting Tuesday night.
The first day of public school across Clarendon County comes approximately one month after the merge of Clarendon 2 and Clarendon 4 into one district on July 1.
The South Carolina Center for Educator Recruitment Retention and Advancement reported more than one thousand teacher vacancies across the state and the end of last school year.
According to a press release, Dawkins dedicated his life’s work to serving all children, teachers, and staff, especially the underserved, so Dr. Davis says this is an award he will cherish.
The University of South Carolina’s College of Nursing and Lexington Medical Center have entered into a partnership that will bring a new nursing simulation center and teaching space for the training of nurses and physicians.
At the end of last week, House members moved to create a statewide task force to hold hearings and figure out how to recruit and retain more teachers in South Carolina.
Organizers said they will be providing a scholarship to the winners to be used to help a student or teacher with professional development or college courses.
Dr. Little announced he has accepted a role as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Innovation with the South Carolina Technical College System.
Five University of South Carolina trustees who some powerful lawmakers feel are responsible for interference in daily affairs and hiring a president who left in less than two years and crudely criticized the school won’t be allowed to run for reelection next month.
The expansion of summer and afterschool programs is part of the SCDE’s broader efforts to support student academic recovery and districts as they work to aid students and their families adversely impacted by the pandemic.
Every prospective employee at the Charleston County School District undergoes a criminal background check that uses national databases, such as the sex offender registry. But the district says that just isn’t cutting it these days.
An email sent to parents of students in the district says a final decision has not been made at this time, but employees and parents are encouraged to prepare for the possibility of schools dismissing early on Tuesday.
The race is on for the office of State Superintendent of Education. Teacher Lisa Ellis announced her campaign Friday, March, 25, 2022. Ellis enters the race with two decades for experience in South Carolina’s education system.
The state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has released new guidance for schools and daycares in order to transition from Test to Stay (TST) and quarantine to learning without disruptions from COVID-19.
State leaders met with Governor Henry McMaster at the statehouse Thursday to unveil a plan to strengthen the state’s early childhood system and launch a new website for families.
DHEC says it has also modified its COVID-19 Guidance for K-12 schools to include updated standards for masking and TTS requirements for sports and other extracurricular activities.
The state’s Department of Education has announced a partnership with the SC Technical College System to grow and expand career and technical education programs in response to the pandemic.
