Today, the National Assessment Governing Board and the National Center for Education Statistics released the results of the 2019 administration of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), commonly called the "Nation's Report Card" and the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. While many states saw measurable declines since 2017, South Carolina scores remained steady in grades four and eight in reading and mathematics.
Today, The ACT® released assessment data for 2019 South Carolina high school graduates who took the ACT test. South Carolina public school graduates' average composite score increased from 18.0 in 2018 to 18.6 in 2019. Additionally, 24% of graduates met three or four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks up from 21% in 2018.
The public is invited to review textbooks and instructional materials that have been proposed for use in South Carolina’s K-12 public schools in fourteen subject areas. The materials will be on display through November 15, 2019 in twenty physical locations throughout the state as well as online.
Today, the South Carolina Department of Education and statewide partners will unveil the 2020 South Carolina African American History Calendar in a special celebration at 7:00 p.m. at the Koger Center for the Arts in Columbia.
Today, State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman and the South Carolina Department of Education announced that 249 schools across South Carolina have received the recently revised Palmetto Gold and Silver awards for their performance during the 2018-2019 school year.
Today, the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) released school, district, and state report cards. The 2019 report cards reflect school, district, and overall state performance during the 2018-2019 school year and are the second iteration of report cards that meet the requirements of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.
