Making Progress on Solving SC’s Teacher Shortage
Welcome to South Carolina, Teachers of Tomorrow!
SC Job Climate Snapshot: Spring 2017
According to the most recent data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the SC Department of Employment & Workforce, 1,700 jobs were created in the Palmetto State in the month of April, 2017. The leisure and hospitality sector showed the most robust growth, while professional and business services shed 1,400 jobs. Currently South
The Mulvaney Moment
Former SC Legislator explains federalism to The Beltway
The House Is On Fire: Where’s The Alarm?
Indicators abound showing South Carolina’s failure to prepare many Palmetto State students for success.
Healthcare and a law of economics
It seems America is having to learn the hard way about the economic law of scarcity and why it matters in the politics of healthcare.
How Washington Strains State Budgets
More people on the rolls...and an ever-growing budget line item
Wren Report: Accountability Lives
We are glad to report that one of Palmetto Promise Institute's top priorities for the 2017-2018 legislative session is still in play.
Why it Matters: SC’s Labor Force Participation Rate
While the unemployment rate is important, it does not paint a very full picture of the economy.
The Wren Report – Sine Die Edition
Palmetto Promise Institute reports from the State House where the 2017 legislative session came to a close this week.
Not Finished with Pension Reform Yet
One in nine South Carolina residents are served by the Palmetto State’s public pension plans. The woefully underfunded system was the topic of much debate in the General Assembly and at the end of April, Governor McMaster signed a bill raising contribution rates into the system for both employees and employers. Because taxpayers are the