Budget Autonomy Spars With Pupil Teacher Ratio Debate
Delegation members consider long range plan to reduce pupil teacher ratio while preserving fiscal autonomy under a 10 mill cap. Larry Murphy votes no as board endorses 7 period day for high schools and proceeds with the Year Facility Improvement Plan including an $8 million renovation at Paul Knox Middle School. Rankin seeks new facility, Hadden Bradley support cautious staffing. Eldridge lauds unity and district focus on children.
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Hodges poised to set agenda as video gambling, schools loom
Republican lawmakers fault Hodges for omitting video gambling plans in his inaugural, while analysts say he will focus on economic development and education spending. Lawmakers remain divided on timing of a vote on banning games, and business groups back lottery funding as Democrats take the helm with a push for cooperation.
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College of Charleston
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Moore
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Charleston
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Senate Judiciary Committee
South Carolina
John Drummond
Senate
Drummond
Teens seek love from boyfriends, not fathers, says local panel
Mrs Swanson notes teens seek male love at ages 12 to 14 and urges father figures or extended family to provide guidance. She cites poverty rates for fatherless homes and links survey emphasis to birth rates, while stressing need for parental involvement, faith, and programs like Teen Companion to curb premarital sex and promote self-worth and academic goals among at risk youth.
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Medical Institute For Sexual Health
Aiken
Key
South Aiken stadium project progresses toward August deadline
South Africa booster club spokesman Alan George announced a donation and excitement to begin planning for an August deadline. The stadium will serve Kennedy Middle and youth sports, with volunteers from the community aiding readiness. Deputy superintendent Bill Gallman noted the project needs district facilities manager Kevin Chipman review and South Carolina Office of District Facilities Management approval before work starts.
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Kennedy Middle
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