U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recognized six South Carolina schools nominated by State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2020. The recognition is based on schools' overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.
The College Board has released national and South Carolina specific results for their SAT and Advanced Placement assessments. South Carolina students again exceeded the nation on eight out of the top ten tested subjects of Advanced Placement exams. 64% of South Carolina public school graduates from the Class of 2020 took the SAT during high school mirroring the Class of 2019.
The South Carolina Department of Education released an online survey for public input on the requested assessment waiver to the United States Department of Education. As required by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the SCDE must provide public notice and give an opportunity for public input on the waiver request.
The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) announced a new option for teachers and principals to receive free online training that will equip them to provide effective virtual instruction. The training is available for up to 6,000 educators over the course of 2020-21 and is being funded by part the SCDE's federal CARES Act allocation.
State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced the approval of fourteen school district reopening plans. The additional approved plans brings the total to 81 meaning that reopening plans every South Carolina public school district as well as the S.C. Governor's School for Science and Mathematics, S.C. Governor's School for Arts and Humanities, John De La Howe School of Agriculture, and S.C. School for the Deaf and the Blind have been approved.
State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced the approval of thirty six school district reopening plans as well as approval of the reopening plans for the two residential Governor's Schools who will both return with hybrid face to face and virtual options. Superintendent Spearman also instituted a face mask requirement for students and staff in South Carolina's public school facilities that will begin when students and staff return for Learn, Evaluate, Analyze, & Prepare (LEAP) added instructional days.
State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced the approval of twenty five school district reopening plans submitted to the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE).
State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman and the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) were notified that South Carolina is a receipient of $15,049,608 in funding for the Rethink K-12 Education Models Grant from the U.S. Department of Education as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced the approval of six school district reopening plans submitted to the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) and instituted a face mask requirement for students and staff on state owned school buses.
State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman, Lexington-Richland School District Five superintendent, Dr. Christina Melton, and others surprised Sarah Gams at her home today with news that she was selected as the 2021 South Carolina Teacher of the Year.
State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman surprised York Comprehensive High School teacher, Richard Whitmore, today with news that he has been selected as one of five finalists for the South Carolina Teacher of the Year award.
State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman surprised Wilder Elementary teacher Tanya Peckham, today with news that she has been selected as one of five finalists for the South Carolina Teacher of the Year award.
State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman surprised Woodruff Middle School teacher Ashley Bennett, today with news that she has been selected as one of five finalists for the South Carolina Teacher of the Year award.
State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman surprised Spring Hill High School teacher, Sarah Gams, today with news that she has been selected as one of five finalists for the prestigious South Carolina Teacher of the Year award.
State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman surprised Satchel Ford Elementary teacher, Shawn Norris, today with news that he has been selected as one of five finalists for the South Carolina Teacher of the Year award.
Today, the College Board released their AP Program Results: Class of 2019 report detailing the participation and performance of U.S. public high school graduates in Advanced Placement (AP) courses. South Carolina’s Class of 2019 saw growth in all three major areas of AP participation and performance including outpacing the nation on eight of the top ten most popular Advanced Placement tested subjects.
The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) invites the public to review textbooks and instructional materials that have been proposed for use in South Carolina’s public schools.
State Superintendent Molly Spearman released the following statement today on the release of the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement (CERRA) 2019-2020 Educator Supply and Demand Report.
State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced today the names of the two students who have been selected as delegates to the 58th Annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) that will be held March 7–14, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
Today, the National Assessment Governing Board and the National Center for Education Statistics released the results of the 2019 administration of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), commonly called the "Nation's Report Card" and the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. While many states saw measurable declines since 2017, South Carolina scores remained steady in grades four and eight in reading and mathematics.
