About 30 students gathered at the College of Charleston's Cistern Yard to protest against what they called preemptive measures from the institution's administrators and leadership to diminish diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives on campus. Read moreStudents protest College of Charleston's anti-DEI measures amid federal and state crackdown
More South Carolina teachers are set to get paid extra next at the end of the year if their students' test scores improve enough.
John Donato, a student at Woodland Middle School, won the 33rd annual SpellBound! Spelling Bee. He will head to National Harbor, Md., in May to compete for a chance to be this year's Scripps Spelling Bee champion.
Millions of federal dollars for SC schools to education low-income schools and those with disabilities is set to keep flowing even after President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Department of Education to start dismantling itself.
Charleston public schools cut "cultural competency" office to comply with current DEI mandates from federal government and to protect about $55 million in federal funding.
A private charter school management organization wants a federal court to declare that the Charter Institute at Erskine can't sponsor charter schools.
The Post and Courier interviewed school district leaders, administrators and teachers in Charleston, Greenwood and Anderson to explore the factors contributing to their success and provide an in-depth look at the strategies they used to improve student outcomes.
Despite a high poverty rate, Anderson School District 2 has pushed math and reading test scores beyond where they were five years ago, before COVID, and are among the top 10 in the state.
Five years after the COIVD-19 pandemic shut down South Carolina school buildings, chronic absenteeism is still threatening student learning across the country.
One Allen University board member is calling on the president to step down as the FBI is investigating an embattled multimillion-dollar building project at the HBCU.
Larry Miller, vice president for workforce development, will take over as Greenville Tech's president, its third in 63 years, once current president, Keith Miller, retires on July 1, 2025.
Ten more books could be removed from all South Carolina schools as soon as April 1 after more complaints about sexual content.
History has shown that at key moments, South Carolina has needed federal oversight to do the right thing for its students, South Carolina's former top schools official — Molly Spearman — said this week.
A pair of federal programs that for two years helped scale up production of small farms in SC have been terminated. The USDA programs had promised $15.2M in fresh, local food purchases for public schools and food banks in 2025.
S.C. Education Superintendent Ellen Weaver said removing books from public schools is not a ban and took issue with a comparison to Nazi Germany. She also said cuts to the U.S. Department of Education creates opportunity for states like South Carolina.
Pay tweaks and alternate routes to the classroom headline a recent report backed by South Carolina lawmakers that sets out to widen the pipeline of would-be teachers in a state where vacancies routinely exceed 1,000.
After a fire in a West Ashley apartment complex left more than a dozen residents temporarily displaced, students and teachers at the school next door have stepped up to help.
Richland One won't build its halted Lower Richland early learning center after a split school board vote Tuesday night canceled the project's contracts.
Forced exercise and underage drinking landed a sorority and three fraternities in trouble with the University of South Carolina for hazing last fall.
The Georgetown School District closed its schools for three days in January after Winter Storm Enzo created dangerous road conditions. The school board has now chosen the makeup dates.
About 1,000 students were removed from South Carolina's school voucher program in 2024 when the S.C. Department of Education determined them ineligible — after receiving the first round of scholarships.
School officials in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties cancel classes March 5. Severe weather forecasts and high winds could impact the safe operation of school buses, district officials said.
An Upstate program designed to boost teacher pay when test scores go up has been terminated as part of a nationwide gutting of grants the feds say promote "divisive ideology."
As political pushback against race discussions in schools and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts ramp up, educators are uncertain about what topics they can safely broach with students without putting their school's funding at risk.
A round of grant cancellations from the federal government have hit some of South Carolina's teacher training programs.
The father of a former Dorchester County School District Two teacher assistant is suing the district and the Summerville Police Department on behalf of his now deceased daughter, who he claims was falsely accused of abusing a student with autism.
Changes to start times for district schools in Johns Island/Wadmalaw, West Ashley and Hollywood/Ravenel and Edisto Island will be adopted starting in the 2026-27 academic year.
With a plan falling through to get the state to forgive missed days for Hurricane Helene, critics say Greenville County Schools online strategy for making up days amounts to little more than 'busy work.'
Growth in the number of charter school sponsors in South Carolina hasn't meant much of a change in the laws governing the system.
Lexington One School Board voted to keep "The Hunger Games" as a book appropriate for district middle school students.
The Jasper County Board of Education chose to release Superintendent Rechel Anderson from her contract for more than $336,000, despite voting to fire her for cause in October.
York School District superintendent announces she'll retire this summer. She'll be the third in York County to do so this year. There's four districts total in the county.
The district is searching for bilingual educators and teacher assistants to serve multilingual students in the upcoming school year.
A new directive from the Trump administration threatens SC schools' federal funding if they don't end race-conscious programs.
A $1.3 million grant will help better support South Carolina colleges' work educating people incarcerated inside the state's prisons.
The Charleston County School District listens to parents, community members, teachers and district staff and board members when deciding on the names of school buildings.
While some argue the boards are an important way for local residents to advocate on behalf of their schools, others believe they should be dismantled due to increasing dysfunction an lack of equity in student discipline.
A former administrator at a Camden military boarding school has been accused, again, of sexual misconduct against a student.
South Carolina's major research universities could lose tens of millions of dollars worth of funding thanks to federal cuts to research grants.
Triggered by the idea that gender dysmorphia may be a protected disability, 17 states — including South Carolina — have challenged federal protections for the disabled.
A former Lexington County teacher sued the Lexington One school district and Lexington County Sheriff's Department after she was acquitted on charges of assaulting a student.
Parent advisory councils for special education — strongly recommended by the U.S. Department of Education and required in some states — are rare among South Carolina public schools.
The school partners with the Charleston District of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, part of the Greater Charleston Federal Executive Association, to organize the event.
South Carolina schools have recovered from COVID-19 better than most other states in the country, but student achievement still lags behind pre-pandemic levels, a new study shows.
Company and foundation Coastal Expeditions organizes after-school programs, summer camps and field trips for students.
South Carolina teachers' lives might become a bit easier if a bill about educator contracts and licenses working its way through the Statehouse becomes law.
The new strategy seeks to connect public schools with local community groups and businesses to provide financial support, resources or experiences to help students thrive.
With multi-billion-dollar budget, Clemson University told its faculty and staff that expenses over the next six months must be limited to "mission critical."
The U.S. Department of Education's money and oversight have a direct, daily impact on families in South Carolina, especially those in poverty or whose children have disabilities. Could it go away?
Jasper County schools fired Superintendent Rechel Anderson in October following an investigation. After not completing the termination process, she has collected more than $50,000.
The State Board of Education removed four more books from all South Carolina public schools Tuesday after a parent complained about their sexual content.
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