South Carolina State Library Digital Collections

This brochure describes efforts of Governor Jame Byrnes to improve the schools and educational opportunities for South Carolina citizens. It highlights African American schools, busing, school segregation and teacher salaries.

The South Carolina Higher Education Statistical Abstract is a comprehensive, single-source compilation of tables and graphs which report data frequently requested by members of the coordinating board, staffs of colleges and universities, the legislature, state government officials and the general public. Located in the Abstract are the latest statistics on enrollment, degrees awarded, faculty, tuition and fees, funding and other factual data. A glossary of terms used is included in the back of the Abstract.

On August 7, 2018, 97 individuals representing policymakers, local school board members, district leaders, principals, teachers, literacy coaches, and teacher preparation programs from across South Carolina met in Columbia at the invitation of the Education Oversight Committee (EOC). The objective of the symposium was to address the following questions: What does the research show are effective policies and strategies to improve the teaching and learning of language, reading and literacy? What can we as policymakers, district leaders, principals, teachers, and teacher preparation programs do to improve language, reading and literacy in our state?

This report is the seventh annual report on the impact of the Educational Credit for the Exceptional Needs Children (ECENC) program as required by Act 247 as amended on May 17th, 2021. The ECENC program provides grants and parental tax credits to students with exceptional needs attending private schools that meet specific eligibility requirements for approval by the Education Oversight Committee (EOC). Exceptional SC is a 501 (c) (3) that raises and accepts funds and reviews student grant applications for ECENC funding. This evaluation was prepared using information and data from the state fiscal year 2023-24.

The purpose of this toolkit is to guide the evaluation of an early childhood innovation program. By using this toolkit, your evaluation will uncover the gaps in who benefits and explore why they exist. Identifying what about the program led to the desired outcome will spark new ideas for more effective innovations. This toolkit is grounded in First Steps’ philosophy and approach to evaluation. This toolkit is made up of different chapters that each contain skill-building activities and reflection questions to apply the learning content to your innovation.