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New plan will end 3 year hiatus of school ratings
Mon, 09/18/2017
“Student-centered” accountability system approved; will provide ratings for schools beginning with current school year
Columbia – On September 15,…ACT scores released for SC students
Thu, 09/07/2017
Over 75 percent of ACT-tested students in SC aspire to postsecondary education yet only 15 percent of SC graduates meet college-ready benchmarks on…4K grants available to SC districts
Wed, 09/06/2017
Grants available to SC school districts to enhance quality in pre-kindergarten programs
Columbia – South Carolina school districts are invited…Barbara Hairfield re-appointed to serve on EOC
Wed, 06/21/2017
Columbia, SC -- Barbara Hairfield has been re-appointed to serve another four-year term on the Education Oversight Committee (EOC) as the education…EOC adopts recommendations to merge the state and federal accountability systems
Tue, 01/17/2017
Editor’s Note: A copy of the full recommendations can be found online at http://www.eoc.sc.gov.
Columbia –The SC Education Oversight Committee (EOC…Grants awarded to SC school districts focused on improving four-year-old kindergarten quality
Wed, 12/14/2016
Columbia – Grants for the South Carolina Community Block Grant for Education Pilot Program were awarded to six new initiatives throughout the state,…EOC policy and budget recommendations focused on supporting educators, students and accelerating innovation in education
Tue, 12/13/2016
EDITOR’S NOTE: The EOC held a full meeting yesterday at 1:00 p.m. at the Blatt Building in Columbia. Recommendations to the budget were made at this…Senator Greg Hembree appointed to serve on EOC
Thu, 12/08/2016
Columbia – Senator Greg Hembree has been appointed to serve as the newest member of the SC Education Oversight Committee (EOC). Hembree, who…Statewide ACT results show severe disconnect between student aspirational goals and college preparedness
Wed, 08/24/2016
Columbia – Today, the results of The ACT® assessment for the South Carolina 2016 high school graduates were released, showing that 14 percent of high…Cynthia M. Bennett appointed to serve on EOC
Fri, 08/05/2016
Columbia – Cynthia Bennett, Associate Vice President of Education for the SC Chamber of Commerce, has been appointed to serve as the newest member of…