Palmetto Promise Institute is all about bringing forward practical solutions from across our nation. Florida has done an incredible job of transforming their education system and one of the huge victories they’ve had is in regards to the return on investment they’ve seen in their K-3 reading results. Click below for the full report on Florida’s success and how we can follow their lead to realize similar results.
New Book Regulation Aims for Age-Appropriateness, not Book Banning
The State Department of Education (SCDE) has threaded the needle amazingly well in their recently passed new regulations for school textbooks and other curriculum materials. This is the regulation that would govern which books and other curriculum materials could be in school libraries and classrooms. Because all regulations must receive the approval of the South
School choice isn’t rare, weird, or fiscally irresponsible
A version of this commentary originally appeared in the South Carolina Daily Gazette. As the South Carolina House of Representatives was debating (and overwhelmingly passing) an expansion of the state’s Education Scholarship Trust Fund (ESTF) program, it became clear that some basic facts about the concept of “school choice” and how the ESTF program in
CHAMPIONSHIP: Vote on Our Greatest Policy Win!
We are back with an exciting update on our Policy Bracketology competition from the other week. In honor of March Madness, we asked you to cast your vote in the Final Four to determine which Palmetto Promise initiative deserves the distinction of being named our greatest policy win. Thank you to all who voted! Now,
Promoting Public Policy that Helps South Carolinians Flourish