News Releases

October 30, 2020
2020 South Carolina School Report Cards Released: The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) released school, district, and state report cards reflective of the unprecedented 2019-2020 school year.

October 28, 2020
South Carolina Department of Education Launches New Statewide Program to Engage Students and Families: State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced a new program that will support students who need help navigating the challenges of COVID-19 learning environments.

October 22, 2020
South Carolina Class of 2020 Sees Dip in ACT Performance: The ACT® has released assessment data for the 2020 South Carolina high school graduates who took the ACT test. Graduates from South Carolina public schools saw a decrease in average composite scores from 18.6 in 2019 to 18.1 in 2020. Additionally, 22% of graduates met three or four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks down from 24% in 2019.

October 20, 2020
South Carolina Among Nation's Leaders in Computer Science Education: Code.org, the Computer Science Teacher Association, and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance, released the 2020 State of Computer Science Education report. The report shows South Carolina continues to be on the cutting edge in Computer Science policy and as a result, student participation is among the fastest growing in the nation.

October 13, 2020
South Carolina Department of Education Funds Over $33 Million in Protective Equipment and Supplies for All School Districts: State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced today at River Springs Elementary School that the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) will purchase and distribute over $33 million worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) and supplies to all eighty one public school districts to support efforts to maintain and return to face to face instruction.

October 7, 2020
South Carolina Department of Education Awarded $31.5 Million Charter School Grant: State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced that South Carolina will receive a new grant award of more than $31.5 million over the course of the next five years from the U.S. Department of Education’s Charter School Programs (CSP). The funding will be used to expand existing public charter schools and open new ones across the state.