Tag Archive: Palmetto Promise Institute

Streamlining South Carolina's broken education funding formula would empower teachers, parents and students. Find out how in our groundbreaking study.

To achieve real, substantive tax reform, policy makers need a roadmap, good information and determined leadership. The future prosperity of our state and people depends on it.

How do we fix South Carolina's horribly fractured education finance system? PPI's groundbreaking research is showing a student-centered path forward.

Every day states compete for people, jobs and wealth. What kind of punch does South Carolina throw? Dr. Oran Smith calls the fight.

South Carolina leaders should take a lesson from North Carolina and the "California 11" when it comes to fundamentally fixing South Carolina's broken tax code.

What if college football performance were assessed like education performance? Dr. Oran Smith imagines the scenario.

South Carolina's tax code is downright terrifying: unfair, unsustainable and uncompetitive. Read on if you dare.

Ellen Weaver comments on the nomination of former SC Superintendent of Education Mick Zais' nomination to be Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education.

Two big health care announcements out of Washington this week are a bright spot for patients and people who value the Constitution.

South Carolina's tax code is a mess. But between lobbyist-guarded loopholes and legislative inertia, can it ever be fixed?