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South Carolina is Fully Embracing the Science of Reading

Many of us take reading for granted. There are many reasons for this. It could be that embracing the joy of reading was something that just “happened” in our lives at a very young age, and we never give it another thought today. All homes are full of books, we all know how to read,

SC students deserve public options beyond school district lines

This op-ed, written by Ryan Dellinger and originally published in The Post and Courier, addresses some common concerns arising regarding South Carolina’s pending open enrollment rules – rules that would permit public school students to transfer to a new school across district lines. Columbia, S.C. (The Post and Courier) – Last year, the S.C. Legislature

GOP state senators object to ‘unintended’ use of SC voucher scholarships for homeschooling

This article, originally published in the Post and Courier, cites Dr. Oran Smith’s testimony during a recent hearing on Senator Greg Hembree’s S.692, which would eliminate “Option 4” homeschooling from South Carolina’s Education Scholarship Trust Fund (ESTF) program. Columbia, S.C. (The Post and Courier) – A panel of state senators sharply questioned how South Carolina

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