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Commentary: History speaks clearly to SC health agency reforms

May 19, 2024 No Comments

This column by Senior Fellow Dr. Oran Smith originally appeared in The Post and Courier May 19, 2024. Looking back over South Carolina’s civic life,

Palmetto Promise Presents Corey DeAngelis: The Parent Revolution Book Tour

May 17, 2024 No Comments

Come join us for an exciting event with school choice evangelist Corey DeAngelis as he embarks on the nationwide tour for his brand new book,

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Statement of Palmetto Promise Institute on the Education Scholarship Accounts Awarded

May 15, 2024 No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 15, 2024 COLUMBIA — This spring marked the first year of applications for South Carolina’s brand new Education Scholarship Account (ESA)

Governor McMaster Explains Exactly Why we Need Health Agency Restructuring

May 15, 2024 No Comments

On the last day of the legislative session, the crucially important bill to restructure South Carolina’s badly fractured health agencies was stalled due to a last-ditch

Permanent Tax Reduction Beats One-Time Rebate Checks

May 14, 2024 No Comments

As you read these words, a Conference Committee of the South Carolina Senate and House has been tasked with hammering out a state budget for

McMaster: South Carolina ‘must have judicial reform’

May 13, 2024 No Comments

Palmetto Promise Policy Analyst Felicity Ropp is quoted in this article from the Center Square by T.A. Defoe. (The Center Square) — A legislative

Introducing Candid.

The Palmetto Promise Institute is proud to receive the 2023 Silver Seal of Transparency from Candid (aka Guidestar).

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PALMETTO PROMISE INSTITUTE INTERSHIP PROGRAM

Our program is designed to provide young individuals with the opportunity to learn about state policy development and to gain hands-on experience working on policy research, legislative analysis, and communications.

2023-2024 Palmetto Freedom Agenda

A handbook for South Carolina legislators that details twenty-three extensively researched policies that, if implemented, can help make South Carolina even better. Please take the time to read it through, and share it with friends and family.

EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNTS (ESAS) SIGNED INTO LAW

Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, five thousand scholarships will be awarded to children from low and moderate income families. The portal for applying for these scholarships will open in March 2024. Get the ESA details here!

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