Education
Former SCSDB leader has short retirement Print E-mail
Wednesday, 07 May 2008
SPARTANBURG -- Sheila Breitweiser, former president of the S.C. School for the Deaf and the Blind, has been named executive director and vice president of the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation. Breitweiser retired from SCSDB in December after 11 years as president. She's won numerous awards, including the Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian award given in the state for service.

Read more at The (Spartanburg) Herald-Journal...
 
Budget plan cuts endowed chairs support Print E-mail
Friday, 04 April 2008

COLUMBIA -- State workers would receive a 2% pay raise and the state’s commitment to the endowed chairs program would be trimmed by $20 million under a Senate budget passed by its Finance Committee on Thursday. The endowed chairs program is designed to bring high-tech researchers to S.C.

Read more at The (Columbia) State...

 
Lottery a loser for S.C. schools in March Print E-mail
Friday, 29 February 2008

HILTON HEAD -- South Carolina schools will see no money from the state lottery in March, and only received half of the funds they generally see in February, state officials said. Lottery proceeds are down $5.5 million from July to January when compared to the previous year.

Read more at The (Hilton Head) Island Packet...

 
USCB professor gets $600,000 grant Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 February 2008

BEAUFORT -- Three years ago, Lynn Mulkey was studying how frequently early childhood students are segregated within their classrooms by their ability. The National Institutes of Health gave her three years and $500,000 to do that.

Read more at The Beaufort Gazette...

 

 
Plan to Replace PACT Test Passes House Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 February 2008
COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina House of Representatives approved a plan Wednesday that will replace the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT) in favor of a diagnostic test.
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