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Focus group provides insight into low student attendance – students cite mental health and apathy

SC public high school students identified mental health issues, among other factors, as reasons for low school attendance during a focus group…

Clearinghouse Data Available for South Carolina public high schools

National Student Clearinghouse Student Tracker Data Files are now accessible for SC public high schools. The files provide data on college…

EOC budget recommendations prioritize mathematics, reading and retaining certified teachers

Columbia, SC – As required by state law, the Education Oversight Committee (EOC) today approved Education Improvement Act (EIA) budget…

Lakeside Middle School presents to EOC on data use at LMS

Executive Director of High Schools and Postsecondary Pathways Casey Calhoun and Lakeside Middle School 7th grade Assistant Principal Alex Pinto…

Data Trailblazer Award recipient Joanna-Woodson Elementary gives presentation on data use to EOC

Joanna-Woodson Elementary Assistant Principal Janice Farmer (left) and Principal Arneice Renwick (right) were presented a letter of congratulations…

State Education Agencies celebrate Academic Achievement of schools while stressing the need for statewide improvement

Greenwood, SC – Tuesday morning, the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) and the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee (EOC)…

EOC announces 2024 Data Trailblazer Award winners

Columbia, SC – The SC Education Oversight Committee is pleased to announce the following recipients of its first 2024 Data Trailblazer Awards:…

Jeri McCumbee appointed to SC Education Oversight Committee

Columbia, SC- Jeri McCumbee, MEDcare Director of Operations for Myrtle Beach and Tennessee, has been appointed to serve as a member of the South…

Eligible SC four-year-olds can now be registered for CERDEP for the 2024-2025 school year

Potentially 21,000 eligible children in SC are not participating in the Child Early Reading and Development Education Program (CERDEP) funded through…

April is Month of the Military Child

The EOC joined Governor Henry McMaster and SC Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver at a ceremony declaring April as Month of the Military Child…