News Releases

South Carolina is making meaningful strides in strengthening its educator workforce. The newly released 2025 Educator Supply and Demand Report shows teacher departures have declined for the third consecutive year under Superintendent Ellen Weaver’s leadership and statewide vacancies have fallen to their lowest level in years.

This week, State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver presented The Spirit of South Carolina Award to three Chester County educators and four School Resource Officers (SROs) for their swift, courageous actions and steadfast dedication to the students they serve.

The District Accounting Systems and Best Practices Study Committee will host a meeting on November 14, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver and Governor Henry McMaster recognized six South Carolina schools Wednesday afternoon at the Statehouse for earning 2025 Blue Ribbon School honors. 

Rising test scores, student academic growth, and gains in college- and career- readiness fueled improvements across South Carolina schools according to the 2025 South Carolina School Report Cards, released Monday by the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) and South Carolina Education Oversight Committee (EOC).

Twenty teachers at Seven Oaks Elementary Global Magnet in Lexington-Richland School District Five were recognized for their hard work in the classroom Monday morning. These teachers were awarded performance-based bonuses as part of the South Carolina Department of Education’s Strategic Compensation Pilot Program.

South Carolina’s education and public safety leaders are joining forces to deliver a critical message to drivers: slow down and stay alert around school buses. One careless decision can change lives forever — and there are no second chances.

In a step toward expanding global learning opportunities, education leaders from South Carolina and Taiwan came together to finalize a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will strengthen international collaboration in K–12 education.

Not far from the site of the first land battle of the American Revolutionary War in the Southern colonies, the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) announced a groundbreaking partnership to bring the stories of America’s independence into classrooms across the state. 

South Carolina students continue to make real progress toward the state’s ambitious goal of having at least 75% of students performing at or above grade level by 2030, according to the latest SC READY results. SC READY is administered to public school students in 3rd - 8th grades.

The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) is partnering with Critical Response Group, Inc. (CRG) to ensure every public K-12 school in the state has a digital, up-to-date map—providing first responders with a powerful tool to protect students when every second counts.  

The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) announced a major investment in math education through the Palmetto Math Project, aimed at ensuring that at least 75% of students perform at or above grade level in math by 2030. As part of this initiative, all South Carolina schools will receive free access to Zearn Math – a nationally recognized, evidence-based learning platform  – for the next five years.

The Innovation Grants Committee will host a meeting at the South Carolina Department of Education on August 18 at 10:00 a.m.

The State Board of Education voted unanimously to approve State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver’s request for the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) to assume full management of the Jasper County School District (JSCD).

State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Education announced the remaining Title funds under review will be released beginning the week of July 28th.

The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has received formal approval from the State Board of Education to initiate a financial takeover of the Marlboro County School District (MCSD), effective immediately. 

The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) is seeking to take over the financial operations of the Marlboro County School District (MCSD) citing the district’s failure to meet its fiscal responsibilities and provide a stable operational plan for the 2025-26 school year. This decision comes after months of technical assistance, a delayed budget, and reports of fiscal mismanagement.