News Releases

The South Carolina Department of Education and State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman are pleased to release the 2016-2017 state report cards for South Carolina schools and districts. 

The South Carolina Department of Education released statewide public school results for the ACT, a college readiness assessment taken by all 11th grade high school students in the spring of the 2016-2017 school year. School districts that chose to give the ACT online experienced significant technical difficulties attributed to ACT's online testing system. The online testing system resulted in delayed reporting and questions about the validity of scores.

IT-oLogy and the South Carolina Department of Education are pleased to announce the recipients of the first annual Innovation Challenge. The Innovation Challenge is a new statewide competition for students in grades 3-12 whose purpose is to create projects using technology to solve, or bring awareness to a problem in the community. 

Dr. Akil E. Ross, Sr., principal at Chapin High School in Chapin, SC, has been named the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) 2018 National Principal of the Year. 

Key military, education and state elected leaders gathered today at the South Carolina Military Base Task Force to celebrate a $1.3 million grant from the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI). The grant, funded by the US Department of Defense, provides Richland School District Two with the resources to implement NMSI’s College Readiness Program in two high schools with the majority of children from military families serving at Fort Jackson. 

Today, the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) announced that it has submitted it's Consolidated Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan to to the U.S. Department of Education.

The South Carolina Department of Education in consultation with numerous state agencies, non-profits, and child advocacy groups has unveiled SCProfile.com , a comprehensive early childhood website and data collection system that will serve as an important tool for parents, educators, policymakers, and the general public to use when determining whether programs for young children are fulfilling their promise.

Today, the South Carolina Department of Education released statewide public school results for ACT WorkKeys, a career readiness assessment taken by high school students in the spring of the 2016-2017 school year.

The University of South Carolina Honors College and University of South Carolina Press have announced the winners of the fourth annual South Carolina High School Writing Contest. 

The South Carolina Department of Education is unveiling the 2018 South Carolina African American History Calendar in a celebration tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the Koger Center for the Arts in Columbia, South Carolina.

Four South Carolina school districts have received over $49 million in federal grant money as part of the U.S. Department of Education's Magnet Schools Assistance Program.

Today, South Carolina Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced that five South Carolina schools were recognized by the United States Department of Education as 2017 National Blue Ribbon Schools.

State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman and the SCDE's Office of Special Education Services announced today that 15 school districts across South Carolina will implement the Milo robot and Robots4Autism curriculum beginning this October.

South Carolina students continue to outperform the national average on both the SAT and Advanced Placement exams. SC students exceeded the nation on eight out of the top ten subjects of Advanced Placement exams as well as scored above the national average on the newly redesigned SAT college entrance exam.

Today, ACT released its annual Condition of College and Career Readiness Report for the Class of 2017. South Carolina’s 50,936 high school graduates showed across the board improvements during the state’s second year of 100% participation in the college entrance assessment.  

The South Carolina Department of Education has partnered with the University of South Carolina and Clemson University to present the Read Your Way to the Big Game Contest, a fun, free reading competition for all students in Pre-K - 8th grade.

IT-oLogy and the South Carolina Department of Education are pleased to announce the Innovation Challenge, a new statewide competition for students in grades 3-12. 

The South Carolina Department of Education and the Allendale County School District announce that they have agreed to collaborate in the management of the educational programs and operations of Allendale schools and the district office, as well as collaboration in other areas of school and district governance that impact management of the academic program, financial risk, and accreditation.