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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

April 2, 2025
Public Education
South Carolina charter school makes compelling argument for single-sex classrooms

Might 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

March 31, 2025
Government
South Carolina Republicans propose stronger abortion ban; Wyoming overrides veto on ultrasound bill

Could 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

March 10, 2025
Government
South Carolina House passes school choice bill, moving state closer to restoring school choice 

South 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

February 26, 2025
Public Education
South Carolina removes 4 more books from school classrooms for content violations

South 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

February 6, 2025
Government
South Carolina advocate wins ‘Doer’ award for efforts to fund school choice

When 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

January 27, 2025
Public Education
South Carolina Senate subcommittee makes plans to bring back school choice program

The 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

December 10, 2024
Courts
Low-income parents petition South Carolina court to restore school choice

South 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

December 9, 2024
Culture
South Carolina man forced to obtain permit to hold Christian sign on public sidewalk

A 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

October 29, 2024
Public Education
Conservative billionaire revives South Carolina’s school choice program rocked by sudden court decision

Just 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

October 18, 2024
Public Education
PragerU CEO myth-busts curricula concerns in South Carolina

After 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

September 25, 2024
Public Education
South Carolina approves PragerU for use in public school classrooms, joining 7 other states 

South 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

September 24, 2024
Courts
South Carolina families fight back after ruling stops school choice program

They’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

September 20, 2024
Courts
In separate rulings, 2 federal judges block part of Biden’s latest try at student loan forgiveness

(The Center Square) – South Carolina’s attorney general was among those celebrating a federal judge’s decision to block part of President Joe Biden’s latest push to delay or cancel roughly… Read More

June 25, 2024
Public Education
South Carolina Ed Department affirms commitment to African American studies after canceling pilot program

South Carolina is facing criticism for rolling back its AP African American Studies course – but the backlash is severely exaggerated. In a June 4 letter… Read More

June 13, 2024
Government
McMaster signs pair of ‘child safety’ measures

(The Center Square) – South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster ceremonially signed a pair of “child safety” measures on Wednesday, including one mandating age verification on websites with sexually explicit content. Read More

May 30, 2024
Courts
Illegal immigrant charged in high-speed crash killing motorcyclist in South Carolina

An illegal immigrant is now in police custody following a high-speed crash involving a motorcycle, school bus and work van that resulted in a fatality. The collision occurred last week… Read More

May 29, 2024
Culture
Republican governors sign letter opposing WHO treaty

(The Center Square) – The Republican governors of two dozen states, including Georgia and South Carolina, penned a letter to President Joe Biden opposing the World Health Organization’s proposed “Pandemic… Read More

May 23, 2024
Government
South Carolina governor signs gender transition ban for anyone younger than 18

(The Center Square) – South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed a measure banning healthcare professionals from providing gender transition procedures to anyone who isn’t at least 18 years old. Read More

May 22, 2024
Public Education
‘How far we’ve fallen’: Board member of SC charter school talks about current state of public education

(The Center Square) – When Tom Drummond looks at the 1895 eighth-grade final exam from Selina, Kansas, he wonders how many people today could pass it. “I don’t believe there… Read More

April 2, 2024