News Releases

The Office of Health and Nutrition will hold an informational meeting on the Summer Food Service Program on Thursday, February 23, 2017 from 1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. at the Colleton Museum and Farmers Market, located at 506 East Washington Street in Walterboro. Registration for this meeting will begin at 12:30 p.m. 

The South Carolina Department of Education's Office of Transportation is seeking entries for the 2017 National School Bus Safety Poster Contest. 

The South Carolina Department of Education’s Office of Health and Nutrition is offering an excellent opportunity for local government agencies, school districts, faith-based and private nonprofit organizations to provide summer meals to children by becoming a sponsor or a summer meal site for our Summer Meals Program. 

The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) announces that the 2017–18 Request for Proposals for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) grant program is now available online. 

At a press conference at the State House, Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman addressed ongoing concerns with South Carolina’s state owned school bus fleet and outlined her plan to overhaul its current makeup to improve both safety and efficiency. 

The South Carolina Department of Education has launched a new web application to keep students, parents, and the general public up to date on South Carolina public school closures and delays.  

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded South Carolina more than $1.1 million to replace 57 school buses with new cleaner models.

K-5 Spanish teacher Vanessa Torres of Nursery Road Elementary School in Columbia, South Carolina was awarded the prestigious Milken Educator Award.

State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced the selection of two students for the 55th Annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) that will be held March 4-11, 2017 in Washington, D.C. 

Gov. Nikki Haley and S.C. Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman called on lawmakers Monday to support upcoming bills that would make the top education job part of the governor's cabinet instead of being popularly elected. 

The South Carolina Department of Education and State Superintendent Molly Spearman are pleased to release the 2015-2016 state report cards for SC schools and districts.  

The South Carolina Department of Education and State Superintendent Molly Spearman are proud to announce Ms. Trixi DeRosa-Davis of Greer, S.C. as the 2016 International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) Blended and Online Learning Teacher of the Year. She received this award at the iNACOL Blended and Online Learning Symposium in San Antonio, Texas on October 27, 2016. Previously, Trixi was named the 2016 VirtualSC Teacher of the Year. 

South Carolina was among 14 states to show significant score increases on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science test. The NAEP science test was administered to approximately 4600 4th and 8th grade students in the spring of 2015. 

State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman issued the following statement encouraging the public to participate in next week’s webinar on the SC Department of Education’s development of South Carolina’s Consolidated State Plan, in connection with the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Action (ESSA).

The public is invited to review textbooks and instructional materials that have been proposed for use in South Carolina’s public schools. The materials will be on display from October 21 through November 21.

State Superintendent Molly Spearman and the South Carolina Department of Education released the 2015-2016 school year assessment results of The South Carolina Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (SCPASS) and The South Carolina College-and Career-Ready Assessments (SC READY), examinations given in the elementary and middle school grade levels. The results of the End of Course Examination (EOCEP) are also being released.