News Releases

January 30, 2024
State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver Shares Budget Priorities for 2024: State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver presented the South Carolina Department of Education’s comprehensive budget priorities during a House Ways and Means subcommittee meeting. The budget hearing is the most recent step in the annual budget process that ultimately will provide funding for the 2024-25 school year.

January 22, 2024
Incentive Program Provides $500 to South Carolinians Who Earn a Secondary Diploma and an Additional $500 for Training: The General Education Development (GED) Incentive Program began as a partnership between the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) and the S.C. Department of Education’s (SCDE) Office of Adult Education, through which Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants could earn their GED for free through their local Adult Education center and receive a one-time $500 incentive payment from the General Assembly upon passing the GED exam.

January 10, 2024
SCDE Seeks Summer Food Program Partners: The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) is looking for partners to assist with providing meals to children this summer.