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“My daughter deserves that choice.” The Priest family tells their story.

Education
Blog · August 16, 2022
“My daughter deserves that choice.” The Priest family tells their story.

“The opportunity to say we have a choice,” is all Lisa and Paul Priest, a family of three from Dillon ask for when it comes to their daughter’s education.

ESAs are Winning Everywhere!

Education
Blog · July 20, 2022
ESAs are Winning Everywhere!

Education savings accounts are the norm. Unions are left defending assigned schools’ limited—discriminatory, even—reach.

The Supreme Court Explains School Choice (Again)

Education
Blog · June 22, 2022
The Supreme Court Explains School Choice (Again)

We will continue the fight for Education Scholarship Accounts, but after the Senate’s action, thousands of children who desperately need a choice won’t have one.

How the McNeil Family could use an ESA program

Education
Blog · June 10, 2022
How the McNeil Family could use an ESA program

How far would you be willing to drive to ensure your child has a promising future? For Brittany and Jeremy McNeil, a Marine family of six from Conway, SC, that answer was a 98-mile drive every Thursday for a year and a half to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

It’s all about opportunity: A conversation with Greenville businessman & philanthropist Stewart Spinks

Education
Blog · May 16, 2022
It’s all about opportunity: A conversation with Greenville businessman & philanthropist Stewart Spinks

When he went to work for Shell Oil Company in 1968, he didn’t know that he would come to own a chain of 80 Spinx gas stations and convenience stores that, this year, will have its 50th anniversary.

South Carolina Celebrates National Charter School Week

Education
Blog · May 11, 2022
South Carolina Celebrates National Charter School Week

At Palmetto Promise, we celebrate all types of students and all forms of schooling. This week, we’re highlighting the 40,000 South Carolina students who receive their education at one of the 81 public charter schools in the state.

South Carolina Senate passes education scholarship account bill

Education
Blog · April 1, 2022
Senator Shane Massey debates Education Savings Accounts in the SC Senate
South Carolina Senate passes education scholarship account bill

The Center Square quotes PPI senior fellow Dr. Oran Smith in this article on the state's ESA bill.

Reforms Expanding Parental Choice In Education Continue To Advance In State Capitals

Education
Blog · February 3, 2022
Reforms Expanding Parental Choice In Education Continue To Advance In State Capitals

Americans for Tax Reform's Patrick Gleason writes in Forbes about South Carolina's ESA bill, citing Palmetto Promise's research on ESAs.

Straight Talk On Education Scholarship Accounts

Education
Blog · January 24, 2022
Straight Talk On Education Scholarship Accounts

Education Scholarship Accounts, the most flexible, parent-controlled, accountable form of private school choice, are sweeping the nation. Here, we help separate fact from fiction with some straight talk on South Carolina's ESA efforts.

One Church’s Education Vision: Supporting Families Through the Pandemic…and Beyond

Education
Blog · December 21, 2021
One Church’s Education Vision: Supporting Families Through the Pandemic…and Beyond

So when COVID flipped schools to remote learning overnight, North Hills sprang into action, taking their summer camp know-how to establish “learning pods” for children they would have normally served in their neighborhood.

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