Education secretary urges more math and science funding
U S Education Secretary Margaret Spellings pressed for greater time and money for math and science to keep the nation competitive. She cited the American Competitiveness Initiative proposing 380 million dollars for K 12 instruction and praised South Carolina for its testing standards while urging early intervention and closing achievement gaps.
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Hilton Head man charged over school threats and vandalism
A 23 year old man, Michael Hatcher Cochrane, faces charges of vandalism and threats to kill or injure at Hilton Head Island schools. Police say eight bomb and gun violence threats were made last month to Hilton Head Middle School and Beaufort County schools amid an investigation that involved news outlets and a plan to publish false information to trap the suspect.
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