South Carolina Senate considers charter school overhaul
Senators debate a plan to overhaul how charter schools operate in South Carolina. The bill would create a statewide Carolina Charter School District and allow charters to bypass local districts for authorization, with funding remaining separate from local schools. Supporters argue it boosts innovation while critics fear reduced local control and funding.
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Columbia
Wes Hayes
R-Rock Hill
Carolina
Senate
Republicans
Mark Sanford
Glenn McConnell
Charleston
McConnell
ABC
South Carolina
John Stossel
Kay Patterson
Columbia Democrat
State Supreme Court
Patterson
State unemployment rate dips but SC still among high ranks
South Carolina's jobless rate fell to 7 percent in December from 7.1 in November, yet the state remains one of the nation's highest. national rate dropped to 4.9 percent while the South at 4.8 percent remained the region's best. total employment reached 1.85 million with 1,800 more jobs than November and 18,100 higher than last year. Trade and utilities led gains with seasonal retail hiring, though holiday hiring was down.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Mississippi
Federal Bureau of Statistics
College of Charleston
Four education bills moved in South Carolina House
The South Carolina House introduced four education reform bills on Tuesday. They call for a preschool study, consolidation of school districts, easier public school transfers, and year-round schooling for underperforming students. A separate bill tasks the Education Oversight Committee with studying four-year-old programs and optimal district size.
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Columbia
Bobby Harrell
Charleston
Education Oversight Committee
Mark Sanford
Harrell
Sanford
General Assembly
Suspended Charleston priest faces new abuse charges
The Rev. Eugene Luke Condon 76, a suspended Roman Catholic priest, is charged with molesting a boy in 1972 and 1973 at Stella Maris Church on Sullivan's Island. He posted 55000 bail on two counts of lewd act on a minor and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
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Eugene Luke Condon
Stella Maris Catholic Church
Sullivan’s Island
Condon
Alford
Savage
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Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
St. Peter
Beaufort
Holy Cross
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Sacred Heart
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