Public Education
South Carolina considers mobile panic button system for schools to increase safetyA South Carolina bill – patterned after Alyssa’s Law in honor of Alyssa Alhadeff, who died in a Florida high school shooting in 2018 – may soon mandate mobile panic… Read More
Kansas
Cell phone ban to become Kansas law, as other states already see benefits in learningTy Masterson has already heard it from a relative in another state: Kansas’ new law banning cell phone use in school will get students’ attention. Literally. Read More
Homeschools
South Carolina debates whether to include homeschoolers in school choiceSouth Carolina officials are debating whether homeschooled students should be eligible to receive school choice scholarships. South Carolina launched its Education Scholarship Trust Fund (ESTF)… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina area districts note enrollment slump this year after high population growthYork County’s Rock Hill in South Carolina has enjoyed “some of the highest population growth in the state for decades” – yet this year, it marked enrollment declines across six… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina, Illinois report cards show stark divide between funding, proficiencyThe newest state report cards are highlighting the disconnect between education funding and academic achievement. South Carolina and Illinois have just released their 2024-25 state report cards, and despite spending… Read More
Culture
QB Ty Simpson and Alabama’s star players testify to the power of Jesus: ‘Tonight is all about God’Barely 24 hours after leading their team to a thrilling road victory over an SEC rival, star players for Alabama’s highly ranked football team stood on a campus stage Sunday… Read More
Public Education
Poll: Americans strongly support school choice, especially in states with new programsEnthusiasm for school choice continues to spread like wildfire as American parents seek more flexibility. New polling from yes. every kid., an education advocacy group,… Read More
Government
South Carolina school choice program fills 10,000 slots ahead of fall launchSouth Carolina’s renewed school choice program is off to a robust start, with the 10,000 slots available this fall already filled – more than triple last year’s enrollment. The Palmetto… Read More
Government
South Carolina restores school choice with bigger, better programUp to 10,000 South Carolina students will be eligible for school choice this fall after Gov. Henry McMaster signed legislation restoring and expanding the state’s previous… Read More
Government
South Carolina Senate votes to restore school choice; House likely to approveSchool choice has faced a bumpy road in South Carolina, but the state Legislature appears to have a solution to solve the program’s crisis – and then some. Seven months… Read More
Opinion
Court’s ruling meant to kill school choice in South Carolina backfired(The Daily Signal) – South Carolina’s school choice program faced a crushing setback when the state’s Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional after hundreds of students had already started classes at new… Read More
Opinion
I worked at Planned Parenthood for 15 years –here’s why it shouldn’t get taxpayer dollars(The Daily Signal) – Do states have the right to refuse to give taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood and other abortion facilities within their borders? As someone who worked… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina charter school makes compelling argument for single-sex classroomsMight boys and girls learn better when they’re taught separately? That’s the method used at Langston Charter Middle School in Greenville, South Carolina, which has the… Read More
Government
South Carolina Republicans propose stronger abortion ban; Wyoming overrides veto on ultrasound billCould South Carolina get stronger pro-life protections? Nearly 40 Republican state legislators have sponsored the Human Life Protection Act, a measure that would ban abortion in South Carolina from the… Read More
Government
South Carolina House passes school choice bill, moving state closer to restoring school choiceSouth Carolina is one step closer to restoring school choice after the state House passed a school choice plan Wednesday. By a 79-38 vote, the Republican-controlled House approved a… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina removes 4 more books from school classrooms for content violationsSouth Carolina K-12 classrooms will no longer feature four books after a review committee decided they violated regulations prohibiting sexual content, the state’s education board ruled Tuesday. “We are not… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina Senate subcommittee makes plans to bring back school choice programThe South Carolina Senate Education Subcommittee met Tuesday to discuss the future of the state’s education savings accounts (ESA) program shuttered by the state’s supreme court. Read More
Courts
Low-income parents petition South Carolina court to restore school choiceSouth Carolina parents are petitioning the state Supreme Court to reinstate the school choice program funding their children’s education. In a petition filed Thursday, parents and… Read More
Culture
South Carolina man forced to obtain permit to hold Christian sign on public sidewalkA South Carolina man claims his religious freedoms were violated when his town required him to obtain a permit to display a religious sign. Ernest Giardino, an… Read More
Public Education
Conservative billionaire revives South Carolina’s school choice program rocked by sudden court decisionJust weeks after the South Carolina Supreme Court struck down school choice in the state, a conservative billionaire is coming to the rescue, at least through the end of this… Read More