News

• Middle College Student Gets Perfect ACT Score

  August 19, 2008

  GTCHS senior George Johnston was one of three students statewide to receive a 36 on the ACT test. Read More

• Greenville schools gearing up to offer single-gender classes

  August 18, 2008

  Mann Academy, Bryson Middle among 10 in county with programs... Read More

• Education Week confirms S.C. leads in single-gender education

  May 9, 2008

  Education Week notes that single-gender programs are a top priority for State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex and are part of his move to ... Read More

• SC promotes public Montessori programs

  May 4, 2008

  The nation's only statewide coordinator for Montessori public education says expanding the century-old teaching method in South Carolina could ... Read More

• 11 schools to pursue themes

  April 18, 2008

  Grants to help low-performing schools reinvent themselves as magnets. Read More

• School choice | Bill to make legislative debut

  April 8, 2008

  Rex worried first airing late in session will stifle proposal. Read More

• Single-gender classes gain traction

  March 26, 2008

  South Carolina leads nation in offerings. Read More

• Program Design Called Crucial Across Array of School Choices

  March 20, 2008

  While school choice may be one of the most polarizing issues in education today, a new volume of research papers makes the case that innovations ... Read More

• Virtual school to hold open house

  March 19, 2008

  Organizers of South Carolina's first online "charter school" will hold its inaugural get-acquainted session Thursday at the State Museum on ... Read More

• Rex backs school choice

  March 18, 2008

  Speaking at Spartanburg High School Monday evening, State Education Superintendent Jim Rex said South Carolina school districts which voluntarily ... Read More

• Charter school funding problem close to resolution

  March 18, 2008

  Local and state officials put their heads together to create a viable plan... Read More

• State's charter school movement continues to grow

  March 17, 2008

  These innovative schools enhance learning opportunities for students... Read More

• Single-gender school program praised

  March 11, 2008

  Dorchester District 2's Beech Hill Elementary School was recognized Saturday by state Superintendent of Education Jim Rex for its success in ... Read More

• Teachers to visit Columbia for training in single-gender education

  March 5, 2008

  More than 300 teachers from South Carolina and other states will visit Columbia this Saturday for some schooling of their own - a day of intensive ... Read More

• Fourteen planning groups awarded grants to promote development of quality charter schools

  February 28, 2008

  Fourteen organizations from across South Carolina have been awarded $5,000 grants to help them develop quality charter school applications. Read More

• Montessori program gearing up at E.P. Todd Elementary

  February 6, 2008

  School officials are asking parents interested in learning more about the new Montessori preschool at E.P. Todd Elementary School to attend a pair ... Read More

• Lexington-Richland 5 explores magnet school

  February 4, 2008

  After success in Richland 2, officials say program might boost underperforming schools Read More

• Aiken program shows success

  January 31, 2008

  Separate classrooms for boys and girls in Aiken County schools have found success with improved grades and fewer discipline issues, but more ... Read More

• Study shows single-gender classes on the rise

  January 17, 2008

  More than 150 public schools in the state are expected to offer the single-gender option to parents next school year, according to the state ... Read More

• Survey: Students thriving

  January 16, 2008

  Engaged and confident - students in single-gender programs say that's how they feel in their classes... Read More

• Students in single-gender classes say experience 'positive'

  January 15, 2008

  Students in single-gender classes across South Carolina like the atmosphere and say they believe the experience has improved their academic ... Read More

• Retreat's goal: Help black male students

  January 13, 2008

  More single-gender classes, expanded vocational training and career options and increased cultural-awareness training for school employees were ... Read More

• School succeeds by keeping students, parents involved

  December 17, 2007

  Imagine a high school with a graduation rate of 98 percent. Read More

• A middle ground: 'It's high school - evolved'

  December 1, 2007

  Queen McGoogan and six classmates travel more than 30 miles to attend class each day. Read More

• Richland Two: A Choice District

  November 30, 2007

  Richland County School District Two was recently featured in the State Newspaper for its varied Public School Choice district offerings. Read More

• Gender-based education empowers

  November 25, 2007

  Having spent more than 20 years as a college professor and more than 40 years as a flight instructor in both the U.S. Air Force and in general ... Read More

• Single-Gender Initiatives

  September 30, 2007

  South Carolina's efforts with Single-Gender Initiatives are recognized at the national level Read More