News Releases

For the second year in a row, South Carolina students outpaced the national average on nine out of the top ten subjects of Advance Placement exams.  Additionally, SC students showed growth on all three areas of the SAT as well as the overall composite score.

The United States Department of Education recognized 329 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools. Four South Carolina schools received the award based on their academic excellence.

The South Carolina Department of Education and State Superintendent Molly Spearman are proud to announce Trixi DeRosa-Davis as the 2016 VirtualSC Teacher of the Year.

The White House recently announced four South Carolina teachers as recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST).

The South Carolina Departments of Education, Public Safety, and Transportation kicked off a joint effort to bring school and community awareness to the importance of student driving safety. 

The South Carolina Department of Education releases mandatory training on dyslexia and related readings disorders to South Carolina educators.

State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman announces seven South Carolina teachers have been named as finalists for prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). 

College and Career ready students from around the state received awards at the state’s largest annual CATE professional development event.

Lexington District Two Social Studies teacher Daniel Bailey received the Warren E. Shull Award for the National Middle Level Adviser of the Year.

FORT SCOTT, KS – June 11, 2016 - The Lowell Milken Center (LMC) for Unsung Heroes in Fort Scott, Kansas, an international educational non-profit, has awarded its prestigious Fellowship to elementary teacher, Jed Dearybury of Spartanburg School District in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Dearybury will arrive in Fort Scott on June 19th for a week of collaboration with the Center.

Superintendent Molly Spearman met with Boys and Girls State members from across South Carolina.

Columbia, SC – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman announces that three South Carolina students have been named U.S. Presidential Scholars.

New York, NY (May 201, 2016): Albert Robertson, a teacher at Meadow Glen Middle School in Lexington, South Carolina, has been named the 2016 South Carolina History Teacher of the Year, an award sponsored by The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

Columbia, SC – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman launched a new statewide program in a special ceremony where she celebrated more than 2,000 high school seniors in South Carolina who made the decision to join the United States Armed Forces.

Columbia, SC – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman announced the names of students across the state who are scheduled to graduate with perfect public school attendance records.