Public Education
South Carolina, Illinois report cards show stark divide between funding, proficiencyThe newest state report cards are highlighting the disconnect between education funding and academic achievement. South Carolina and Illinois have just released their 2024-25 state report cards, and despite spending… Read More
Culture
QB Ty Simpson and Alabama’s star players testify to the power of Jesus: ‘Tonight is all about God’Barely 24 hours after leading their team to a thrilling road victory over an SEC rival, star players for Alabama’s highly ranked football team stood on a campus stage Sunday… Read More
Public Education
Poll: Americans strongly support school choice, especially in states with new programsEnthusiasm for school choice continues to spread like wildfire as American parents seek more flexibility. New polling from yes. every kid., an education advocacy group, shows… Read More
Government
South Carolina school choice program fills 10,000 slots ahead of fall launchSouth Carolina’s renewed school choice program is off to a robust start, with the 10,000 slots available this fall already filled – more than triple last year’s enrollment. The Palmetto… Read More
Government
South Carolina restores school choice with bigger, better programUp to 10,000 South Carolina students will be eligible for school choice this fall after Gov. Henry McMaster signed legislation restoring and expanding the state’s previous… Read More
Government
South Carolina Senate votes to restore school choice; House likely to approveSchool choice has faced a bumpy road in South Carolina, but the state Legislature appears to have a solution to solve the program’s crisis – and then some. Seven months… Read More
Opinion
Court’s ruling meant to kill school choice in South Carolina backfired(The Daily Signal) – South Carolina’s school choice program faced a crushing setback when the state’s Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional after hundreds of students had already started classes at new… Read More
Opinion
I worked at Planned Parenthood for 15 years –here’s why it shouldn’t get taxpayer dollars(The Daily Signal) – Do states have the right to refuse to give taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood and other abortion facilities within their borders? As someone who worked at… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina charter school makes compelling argument for single-sex classroomsMight boys and girls learn better when they’re taught separately? That’s the method used at Langston Charter Middle School in Greenville, South Carolina, which has the… Read More
Government
South Carolina Republicans propose stronger abortion ban; Wyoming overrides veto on ultrasound billCould South Carolina get stronger pro-life protections? Nearly 40 Republican state legislators have sponsored the Human Life Protection Act, a measure that would ban abortion in South Carolina from the… Read More
Government
South Carolina House passes school choice bill, moving state closer to restoring school choiceSouth Carolina is one step closer to restoring school choice after the state House passed a school choice plan Wednesday. By a 79-38 vote, the Republican-controlled House approved a… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina removes 4 more books from school classrooms for content violationsSouth Carolina K-12 classrooms will no longer feature four books after a review committee decided they violated regulations prohibiting sexual content, the state’s education board ruled Tuesday. “We are not… Read More
Government
South Carolina advocate wins ‘Doer’ award for efforts to fund school choiceWhen the South Carolina Supreme Court abruptly ended South Carolina’s school choice program just weeks into the school year, Wendy Damron didn’t take things lying down. Damron, who heads the… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina Senate subcommittee makes plans to bring back school choice programThe South Carolina Senate Education Subcommittee met Tuesday to discuss the future of the state’s education savings accounts (ESA) program shuttered by the state’s supreme court. Read More
Courts
Low-income parents petition South Carolina court to restore school choiceSouth Carolina parents are petitioning the state Supreme Court to reinstate the school choice program funding their children’s education. In a petition filed Thursday, parents and… Read More
Culture
South Carolina man forced to obtain permit to hold Christian sign on public sidewalkA South Carolina man claims his religious freedoms were violated when his town required him to obtain a permit to display a religious sign. Ernest Giardino, an… Read More
Public Education
Conservative billionaire revives South Carolina’s school choice program rocked by sudden court decisionJust weeks after the South Carolina Supreme Court struck down school choice in the state, a conservative billionaire is coming to the rescue, at least through the end of this… Read More
Public Education
PragerU CEO myth-busts curricula concerns in South CarolinaAfter the announcement that PragerU Kids materials would be available in South Carolina schools ignited controversy last week, CEO Marissa Streit spoke to The Lion to… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina approves PragerU for use in public school classrooms, joining 7 other statesSouth Carolina has joined the growing number of states making PragerU educational materials available in its public schools. Ellen Weaver, state education superintendent, and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit… Read More
Courts
South Carolina families fight back after ruling stops school choice programThey’re fighting back – and fighting back tears. Families affected by the South Carolina Supreme Court’s decision to shut down a school choice program aren’t taking things lying down. Following… Read More