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News for the Carolinas
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Friday, May 31, 2013
The Anderson Independent-Mail reported that the graduation rate for girls was nearly 80 percent last year. That compares with a 70 percent rate for boys.
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Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Advocates of a bill co-sponsored by two Republicans say South Carolina's 25-year-old law on sex education must be updated to decrease teen pregnancy.
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Monday, March 25, 2013
The state Department of Education is recognizing 662 of South Carolina's public schools for student achievement.
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Friday, September 07, 2012
The U.S. Education Department has named five South Carolina schools as models of excellence.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
South Carolina Education Superintendent Mick Zais is being criticized by House Democrats for not seeking more money for teacher pay.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
The Black Legislative Caucus is joining with education and civil rights leaders to protest decisions by Superintendent Mick Zais to refuse to take federal grant money.
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
More of South Carolina's schools and school districts reached "excellent" status on their 2011 state report cards, as areas of high poverty smashed stereotypes to claim their spot among the state's best.
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Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Carolina Forest Elementary School held an earthquake preparedness drill Tuesday morning to recognize South Carolina Earthquake Awareness Week, designated by Governor Nikki Haley.
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Every South Carolina school can have an inexpensive spaghetti night fundraiser or dinner thanks to a big donation from a Columbia pasta factory.
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Friday, July 29, 2011
The South Carolina Department of Education released the district and school ratings from the federal Adequate Yearly Progress as part of the No Child Left Behind Act. The number of elementary and middle schools meeting all of their federal goals last school year was down to just 27 percent. 61 percent of them met all the goals in 2010.
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Friday, April 16, 2010
It's report card day in the Palmetto State. But these grades aren't for students, they're for schools.
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Four South Carolina schools have been placed on lockdown as a precaution as police searched for two brothers reported missing and carrying guns and camping supplies they took from their home.
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