Palmetto Promise Institute healthcare survey
The Help Our Pupils Excel (H.O.P.E.) Plan
A bold, student-centered roadmap to address South Carolina's education challenges and provide equal opportunity for every child in our state to reach their full potential.
Criminal Justice Reform Comes to South Carolina
By Taylor Weaver Overcrowding in South Carolina’s prisons over the last decade and the state’s response to that crisis is a success story that requires closer examination. From 1983 to 2009 South Carolina’s inmate population increased over 270%, which resulted in a 500% increase in costs. The key element in South Carolina’s criminal justice system
Legislative Update: We Have Business Everywhere!
The story is told of the Texas oil man who approached the counter at DFW airport. When the ticket agent asks him “Where to?” he replies, “It doesn’t matter, I got business everywhere.” That sounds like Palmetto Promise Institute! Here is a pre-Easter “business everywhere” legislative report. ESA: Hearing Date Set. The hottest school choice initiative in
Santee Cooper’s Uncertain Future
A Historical, Policy, and Financial Analysis of the South Carolina Public Service Authority This is the executive summary of a larger report. Download the full report here (49 pages). As the sheer magnitude of the V.C. Summer Units 2 and 3 nuclear abandonment, the largest financial disaster in South Carolina history, comes more into focus,
What actually makes poverty escapable
Yesterday, I had a chance to speak to the Senate Human Services Subcommittee about three short – but powerful – bills that represent a compassionate, common-sense step towards making a South Carolina a state where every person has the opportunity to reach their full, God-given potential. In the throws and aftermath of the 2008 recession,
Lessons from Mother Emanuel
The recent race-based violence on the campus of the University of Virginia evoked strong memories of the Mother Emanuel tragedy. Is there hope for our world in the face of violent hate?
Remembering Elvis, 40 Years Later
The King may be dead, but the obsession with his legacy lives on. Read how one fan remembers his impact on South Carolina and the world.
So, How Much is $14 billion?
The abandoned nuclear project in Fairfield will cost $14 Billion.
Minority Students in South Carolina’s Education System
Instead of blaming the persistent achievement gap of minority students on "choice," Ms. Weingarten should be thanking bold education reformers.