education funding


Charter Bill In Trouble?

charter school bill

A stream of GOP defections has forced supporters of a charter school funding bill - including S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley and State Superintendent Mick Zais - to consider major modifications to the proposed legislation. The issue (surprise, surprise) is the bill's $21 million price tag ... which has become

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SC Gets Another Bite At “Top” Apple

By FITSNews || Four months after failing to win the inaugural "Race to the Top" competition, South Carolina will get a second bite at the apple. At stake are millions of federal education dollars that the administration of Barack Obama wants to send to states which offer innovative plans to fix failing

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