News Releases

The South Carolina Department of Education and its esteemed community partners will unveil the 2024 South Carolina African American History Calendar in a special celebration on November 27 at the Koger Center for the Arts in Columbia.

The SC Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) and the SC Department of Education (SCDE) held a joint news conference to highlight the importance of school bus safety. National School Bus Safety Week, which runs Oct. 16-20 this year, is aimed at encouraging drivers to slow down, be alert and use best practices on the road.

The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) and the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee (EOC) released the 2023 SC School Report Cards at Kelly Edwards Elementary School in Williston, SC. The Report Cards, available at www.screportcards.com, highlight student performance information and other elements of school quality and effectiveness for the 2022-2023 school year.

The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has been awarded $10 million from the U.S. Department of Education’s Rehabilitation Services Administration as part of its Pathways to Partnerships innovative model project. The SCDE was selected as one of just 12 state education agencies nationwide to serve as a lead agency for this grant.

The South Carolina Department of Education has released statewide public school results for the Career Readiness and End-of-Course Examination Program (EOCEP) assessment tests taken for high school courses in the school year 2022-2023.

State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver announced Dr. Rebecca Gunnlaugsson as the agency’s new Chief of Staff effective October 2, 2023.

The South Carolina Department of Education released the 2022-2023 school year results for the South Carolina Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (SCPASS) in Science and the South Carolina College-and Career-Ready Assessments (SC READY) examinations in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics given in the elementary and middle school grade levels.

The South Carolina Department of Education has announced Dr. Vallerie Coath Cave as the finalist candidate for the Allendale County Schools superintendent position. Parents, students, and community members are invited to meet Cave at a community-wide reception at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 31 in the Allendale-Fairfax High School cafeteria.

Military families moving to South Carolina will now face fewer obstacles while enrolling their children in public school, thanks to the passage of H.3797. The South Carolina Department of Education notified districts of the new law so that they can be ready to implement for the upcoming school year.

The South Carolina Department of Education’s (SCDE) Summer Break Café and the Seamless Summer Option meal programs have approximately 1,100 meal sites operating throughout the state. These summer meal programs are funded by the United States Department of Agriculture and administered by SCDE.

The Teacher Recruitment and Retention Task Force, created by a proviso in the 2022-23 Appropriations Act, submitted its recommendations to executive and legislative leadership.

The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) and Dominion Energy are pleased to announce the winners of the third annual Strong Men & Women in South Carolina History student writing contest. One winner was selected from each of South Carolina’s five regions: Central Savannah River Area (CSRA), Lowcountry, Midlands, Pee Dee, and Upstate.

State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver announced today at the annual South Carolina Teacher of the Year event that Renee Atkinson, an English teacher at Aynor High School from Horry County Schools, is the 2024 South Carolina Teacher of the Year. 

State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver surprised Aynor High School's Renee Atkinson 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 Ellen Weaver surprised Lexington Two Innovation Center's Anne Reamer 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 Ellen Weaver surprised Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence's Amsavalli Velayuthan 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 Ellen Weaver surprised Clover High School's Wayne Williams 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 Ellen Weaver surprised Riverview Elementary School's Amanda DeMeio today with news that she has been selected as one of five finalists for the South Carolina Teacher of the Year award.