News Releases

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.