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May 16, 2013 via The State

SC Senate to take up controversial school-choice proposal

COLUMBIA, SC — The S.C. Senate is poised to vote on a controversial school-choice proposal next week that the upper house’s leader says “could be very close.” Full article

May 15, 2013 via The State

Two Lexington 1 teachers among 10 nationwide to receive technology award

Two Lexington 1 teachers are among 10 nationwide to win first-place prizes in the PBS LearningMedia and The Henry Ford’s 2012 Teacher Innovator Awards. Lynn Dempsey of Lexington Elementary and Lori Russell of Meadow Glen Elementary were the only South Carolina teachers honored with the award. Full article

May 13, 2013 via The State

Chapin, Dutch Fork high schools among Newsweek’s top high schools

Chapin and Dutch Fork high schools have been ranked among Newsweek magazine’s best 2,000 U.S. public high schools. Chapin ranked 751 and Dutch Fork ranked 979, according to a news release from Lexington-Richland 5. Full article

May 13, 2013 via The State

Doby’s Mill, Round Top elementary schools named National Schools of Character

Two Midlands schools are among 29 schools and districts nationwide to be named 2013 National Schools of Characters. Doby’s Mill Elementary in the Kershaw County School District and Round Top Elementary in Richland 2 were the only Midlands schools to make the list. Burgess Elementary School in Myrtle Beach was the only other S.C. school recognized. Full article

May 8, 2013 via The State

S.C. Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities ranked 59 in Newsweek’s “2013 America’s Best High

COLUMBIA — The S.C. Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities ranked 59 in Newsweek's “2013 America's Best High Schools,” according to a news release from the school. Full article

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