Dr. Oran Smith is quoted in this article from The Center Square by T.A. DeFeo. (The Center Square) — While about a quarter of South Carolina schools received an excellent grade in a new analysis, officials say more work is needed to ensure students are prepared for their next moves in life. Statewide, state officials
After nearly eight years of hard work by Palmetto Promise Institute and many others, South Carolina has a brand new education freedom program on the way! Education Scholarship Trust Fund scholarships will be awarded beginning with the 2024-25 school year. Here are some of the key details: *The official name of the South Carolina program
The Heritage Foundation's Jonathan Butcher writes about South Carolina's new ESA bill in reimaginED, citing PPI research.
With not one, but two education choice bills moving in South Carolina, it is time for some straight talk about the likelihood of education choice legislation being found unconstitutional if passed by the General Assembly and signed by Governor McMaster. But in order to arrive at an answer to that fundamental question, we must first
The Center Square quotes PPI senior fellow Dr. Oran Smith in this article on the state's ESA bill.
Americans for Tax Reform's Patrick Gleason writes in Forbes about South Carolina's ESA bill, citing Palmetto Promise's research on ESAs.
The Aiken Standard writes about PPI CEO Ellen Weaver's recent address to the Rotary Club of Aiken.
ReimaginED profiles PPI Founder and CEO Ellen Weaver about her work on school choice.
WYFF quotes PPI President & CEO Ellen Weaver on the benefits a Education Scholarship Account (ESA) would have for South Carolina students.
Senator Scott joined PPI and the Artis Ware Center for Education Opportunity to visit Five Oaks Academy in Simpsonville and celebrate the Center's launch.
