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Grants available to SC school districts to encourage innovative partnerships that improve student learning

Columbia – In January 2015, school districts will receive an invitation to apply for the SC Community Block Grants for Education Pilot Program, a…

EOC policy and budget recommendations focused on technology upgrades and instructional materials

EDITOR’S NOTE: The EOC held a full meeting today at 1:00 p.m. at the Blatt Building in Columbia. Recommendations to the budget were made at this…

SC Standards review website to close September 30

South Carolina citizens will have an opportunity to offer comments on the current academic content standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics…

EOC Statement Regarding 2014 Statewide PASS Results Reaction to Data Published on SCDE Website

The Education Oversight Committee shares the disappointment with the release of the 2014 results from the Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (…

Deb Marks appointed to serve on EOC

Columbia – Deb Marks, Vice President of Operations and Program Director for SC Parents’ Involved in Education, has been appointed to serve as the…

EOC Launches SC Standards Review Website

Today, the SC Education Oversight Committee (EOC) launched a website, http://scstandards.org, for South Carolina citizens to offer comments on the…

EOC commends school for exceptional performance

Today the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) released the winners of the Palmetto Gold and Silver Award program. These results are based…

David Whittemore elected to lead EOC as new chairman

EDITOR’S NOTE: The EOC held a full committee meeting February 10, 2014. The election of chair and vice-chair occurred at this meeting. Columbia –…

Governor Haley makes two appointments to EOC

Columbia – Anne Bull, a supervisor of teacher education, and MargaretAnne Gaffney, owner and director of a Lexington child development center, have…

Data and program quality issues persist amid expansion of program for at-risk four-year-olds

Editor’s Note: Copies of the “Report on the Implementation and Expansion of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP),” can be found…