SC Education Oversight Committee Announces New Executive Director

Columbia - Christopher Matthew Ferguson, J.D., has been named Executive Director of the SC…

EOC policy and budget recommendations focused on improving student outcomes and strengthening the teaching profession

EDITOR’S NOTE: The EOC held a…

Grants awarded to SC school districts focused on improving four-year-old kindergarten quality

Columbia – Awardees for the South Carolina…

For Immediate Release – November 19, 2019

Rep. Neal Collins appointed to serve on EOC

Columbia, SC – The Honorable Neal Collins, a…

South Carolina Report Cards for schools show overall gains statewide

System designed to measure and incentivize student success toward college and career readiness…

Columbia -- Patti Tate, Teacher and Advanced Studies Coordinator at Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, has been re-appointed to serve on the South Carolina Education…

Columbia -- Today, the Education Oversight Committee (EOC) announced that ten additional school districts have been approved to use eLearning days for school make-up days…

Columbia – Dr. Bob Couch, a state and national leader in career and technology education, has been re-appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the South Carolina…

Columbia – Ellen Weaver, Founding President and CEO of the Palmetto Promise Institute, has been elected as the new Chair of the South Carolina Education…

Columbia -- Grants for the South Carolina Community Block Grant for Education Pilot Program were awarded to seven initiatives throughout the state, with…

Governor appoints principal to serve on EOC 

Columbia, December 20, 2018 -- Dr. Brian Newsome, Principal of Gray Collegiate Academy in West Columbia, has been appointed to serve…

SCDE and EOC Release New School Report Cards

Columbia, S.C., November 29, 2018 - Today, the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) and Education…