#SCEducation: Marlboro “Failure Factory” Update
RURAL, RACIAL UPHEAVAL … One of South Carolina’s poorest-performing rural school districts is in the midst of a major power struggle, one that could come...
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Reports: Williamsburg County’s Former School Chief Arrested
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MULTIPLE CHARGES REPORTEDLY FILED … The former superintendent of schools in Williamsburg County, S.C. is reportedly facing multiple charges in connection with an incident that...
Release: Molly Spearman Criticizes School Bus Veto
COLUMBIA, S.C. — State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman issued the following statement in response to Governor Henry McMaster’s veto of $20.5 million in funding...
SC Failure Factory Update
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WILLIAMSBURG DRAMA … This website has made no secret of its contempt for South Carolina’s failed government-run school system – specifically, the consistently abysmal academic...
The Price Of Failure: $16,211 Per Child
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ADDING UP SOUTH CAROLINA’S ONGOING INVESTMENT IN GOVERNMENT-RUN EDUCATION … Government-run schools in South Carolina will spend an astounding $16,211 per child in the coming...
SC Homeschooling By The Numbers
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BREAKING DOWN ONE FORM OF PALMETTO PARENTAL CHOICE … This website has been a consistent advocate on behalf of parents who choose to homeschool their...
SC Government Schools Sitting On $1 Billion
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“EXTREME HOARDING …” South Carolina’s “underfunded” government-run schools are sitting on a $1 billion pile of cash – a mountain of money that they (along with the...
More Alleged Grade Inflation At SC “Failure Factory”
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WILL RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICT EVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE? Earlier this year we published an expansive report on grade inflation allegations at rural Cheraw High School in...
SC SAT Scores Improve
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THERE’S A CATCH, THOUGH … South Carolina’s scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) improved dramatically from 2015 to 2016 – although the number (and...
South Carolina’s ACT Scores: Digging Deeper
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BREAKING DOWN THE RESULTS … AS BEST WE CAN Years ago, this website busted the S.C. Department of Education (SCDE) taking credit for a modest...