Commitment to Free Expression on South Carolina Campuses Gains New Momentum
Thanks, Citizen Sleuths!
Thanks, Citizen Sleuths! It appears that some in the education lobby didn’t like our “citizen sleuth” exercise from two weeks ago. (This was our call for your help calculating ease of access to health [sexuality] education curricula on school district websites.) Our simple research effort was spun this way in a Senate hearing on curriculum
New Report: Lessons from 25 Years of Public Charter Schools Ring True (and Familiar)
A comprehensive new report on charter schools from Palmetto Promise Institute shows that Problem Number One for public charter school students is identical to the most pressing issue that all public school students face: too little connection between their individual needs and the funding their schools receive for them.
South Carolina Public Charter School Resources
Browse this interactive map or search by address to find charter schools in South Carolina.
Parents: 1, Know-It-All’s: 0
The idea that “experts know best” has been so pervasive for so long in certain quarters that senses have been dulled to what real people know to be true. That “tone-deafness” was what shifted ticket-splitting Virginia parents to Republican Glenn Youngkin according to media reports, including (even!) CNN.
Sen. Tim Scott Hosts Back to School Parent Town Hall
Many uncertainties for the schooling of America’s children remain. Senator Scott and his team answered many questions about school decisions that are affecting families and their children. Whether it was about helping alleviate the mental health struggles of students, school mask mandates, or handling teachers’ unions. If you are a parent, most likely your question was asked in this recent event.
Op-Ed: Not so happy Tax Day for Palmetto State residents
South Carolina is among the nation’s top magnets for new residents in recent years because the Palmetto State is a great place to live. Yet South Carolina’s outdated tax code holds the state back in the national and global competition for new business, jobs, investment and people.
Defending the integrity of our elections is essential to America’s future
Sadly, Americans’ faith in the integrity of our electoral process is eroding. While we can’t control the processes of other states, we can certainly make strides to ensure that South Carolina’s processes identify and prevent fraud and protect the right of every citizen to have their lawful vote counted.
Lawmaker Education Toolkit
Everything you need to know about Education Scholarship Accounts (ESAs), education choice, and more…at a glance!
Medicate or Cure? Two Legislative Options for What Ails Santee Cooper
Will the South Carolina General Assembly cure Santee Cooper? Or will it ignore the gravity of the debt and simply ramp up the pain-killers?