Add another report to the growing stack of data showing that public education funding in South Carolina didn't miss a beat heading into (or during) the recent recession ... and has in fact continued to expand far beyond inflation and the state's growth in enrollment. A new white paper released on
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South Carolina educrats are once again using taxpayer-funded time and resources to lobby the federal government for money they don't need ... a flagrant violation of the state's ethics laws that has unfortunately become standard operating procedure in this state. What hasn't become standard operating
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Outgoing S.C. Superintendent of Education Jim Rex claims that his department is strapped for cash ... although the reality is that the Palmetto state is spending more money on public education than ever before (as part of its largest budget ever). No wonder Rex can afford to continue growing an
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Just when you thought that the State of South Carolina couldn't possibly dumb down its future generations any more than it already has, along comes a budget proposal from House Ways and Means Chairman Danny Cooper that would trim ten (10) days from the school year in an effort to cut costs. Cooper
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S.C. Governor Mark Sanford is holding a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday and has given leaders of the handful of state agencies that actually report to him 24 hours to get ready for a little taxpayer-funded show-and-tell. Specifically, Sanford wants them to "highlight what their agencies have done over
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Most of the stuff you read on this website is me and my editorial staff ranting on behalf of taxpayers (as taxpayers). This time it's just me ranting as a parent ... well, not ranting so much as just raising a point of personal privilege that deals with an issue we cover extensively around here: Education
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S.C. Senator Vincent Sheheen voted against legislation that would have required a higher percentage of education funding to go toward classroom expenses - a pro-bureaucracy position that's distinctly at odds with the Democratic gubernatorial nominee's recently unveiled "education plan." Sheheen, a
Read story »By FITSNews || Contrary to the claims of S.C. Superintendent of Education Jim Rex and the pencil-pushers who comprise the Palmetto state's failed education establishment, South Carolina public schools will receive a record $11,372 per student during the fiscal year that began last week. That's according
Read story »By FITSNews || Despite record funding increases for "education," South Carolina's high school dropout rate continues to climb - a trend that is particularly pronounced among minority and low income students. According to the latest "Diplomas Count" report - released on Wednesday by Education Week
Read story »By FITSNews || To hear South Carolina educrats tell it, funding for public schools has been cut to the bone in recent years - to "1995 levels," in fact. "In the past 18 months we've lost $700 million in cutbacks," Greenville County teacher Kelly Nanney said recently. "And there is no plan to restore
Read story »By FITSNews || In response to so-called "draconian" budget cuts at the state level, the Pickens County (S.C.) School Board voted earlier this week to eliminate 105 positions - including dozens of teachers. The district's superintendent, Henry Hunt, said additional cuts might be required if state revenues
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