#SCEducation: Marlboro “Failure Factory” Update
RURAL, RACIAL UPHEAVAL … One of South Carolina’s poorest-performing rural school districts is in the midst of a major power struggle, one that could come...
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Modest SC Choice Expansion: But How?
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BACKROOM DEAL NETS $1 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP MONEY … South Carolina’s fledgling school choice program might be expanding this year after all … but...
Big Horry County Educrat Pay Raise
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IS IT WORTH THE DRAMA, THOUGH? Taxpayer advocates in Horry County, S.C. are up in arms after local school board members voted themselves a 66 percent pay...
The Price Of Failure: $16,211 Per Child
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ADDING UP SOUTH CAROLINA’S ONGOING INVESTMENT IN GOVERNMENT-RUN EDUCATION … Government-run schools in South Carolina will spend an astounding $16,211 per child in the coming...
SC School Choice Program Touts Success
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BATTLE LOOMS OVER EXPANSION OF SCHOLARSHIPS … Supporters of South Carolina’s limited, special needs parental choice program say they have raised $9.2 million for academic...
SC School Choice Battle: Status Check
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ADVOCATES WRANGLE OVER NEW LEGISLATION … We kicked off 2017 with a post on the benefits of parental choice, so it makes sense we would...
School Choice: The Real Payoff
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THE BENEFITS OF MARKET-BASED EDUCATION REFORM … From its inception a decade ago (yes, it’s been that long), this website has argued strenuously on behalf of...
SC Senate Eyes Expansion Of Limited School Choice Program
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LAWMAKERS CONTEMPLATING FIVE-FOLD INCREASE OF EXISTING CAP … Members of the South Carolina Senate are discussing a major expansion of the Palmetto State’s fledgling special...
Homeschoolers Should Get Tax Credits
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INCENTIVIZE PARENTS WHO PUT THEIR CHILDREN FIRST … A lot of our society’s problems can be summed up pretty concisely when you think about it:...
Heed GOP Platform On Education
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“REPUBLICANS” GET RHETORIC RIGHT ON SCHOOL CHOICE There’s a lot not to like about the 2016 “Republican” party platform (.pdf). Just ask South Carolina’s libertarian-leaning State...