CHE appoints Interim President and Executive Director
January 2, 2019
The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (CHE) announced that Mr. Michael LeFever will serve as Interim President and Executive Director beginning the first week of January. On December 6,…
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CCSD welcomes Emilie Woody as Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction
December 29, 2018
Charleston County School District (CCSD) is excited to announce and welcome Emilie Woody as the Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction. Woody has been serving in the interim in this…
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TCCC Board of Directors welcomes Rev. Nelson B. Rivers, III
December 21, 2018
Charity Missionary Baptist Church pastor elected to board Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative, a non-profit organization that works to improve educational outcomes for all students, has added a new board…
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Cindy Bohn Coats elected as SCSBA Region 2 Director
December 20, 2018
Cindy Bohn Coats, Charleston County School District Board of Trustees member, was elected as Region 2 Director of the South Carolina School Boards Association during the association’s annual Delegate Assembly…
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MUSC trustees receive mid-year updates on operations, philanthropy, diversity and inclusion
December 17, 2018
MUSC Children’s Health building named for North Charleston Mayor R. Keith Summey The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) Board of Trustees held their…
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South Carolina Department of Education releases list of priority schools
December 17, 2018
The South Carolina Department of Education released the first list of Priority Schools as required under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Under the ESSA, the South Carolina Department…
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Gov. Henry McMaster appoints Upstate businessman Charles Dalton to the S.C. Commission on Higher Education
December 14, 2018
Governor Henry McMaster announced the appointment of Charles Dalton of Greenville to serve as a member of the Commission on Higher Education. Mr. Dalton, who recently retired as president and CEO of…
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Charles Pinckney Elementary named National Beta School of Distinction
December 14, 2018Front Row (L-R) – Daniel Paradise, Saylor Porcaro, and Erick Yu; Back Row (L-R) – Estee Yu, Noah Iverson, Hayden Moody, Isabella Gaita, and Cara Rooke. The staff at Charles Pinckney Elementary…
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Life Cycle Institute introduces Reliability Centered Maintenance online training
December 14, 2018
Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) announced the launch of eRCM, a Reliability Centered Maintenance eLearning course, through its education entity, Life Cycle Institute. It’s widely accepted by asset-intensive plants and facilities that Reliability Centered…
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National Board Certified Teachers increase in number and remain in the classroom
December 12, 2018Data released this week by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards indicate that South Carolina remains one of the nation’s leading states for the total number of National Board…
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South Carolina Department of Education releases list of Comprehensive Support and Improvement Schools
December 10, 2018The South Carolina Department of Education today released the first list of Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) schools as required under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Under the…
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The Heritage Classic Foundation partners with the SC Technical College System to expand mechatronic technician training with $100,000 grant
December 3, 2018The Heritage Classic Foundation is partnering with the SC Technical College System to invest $100,000 in a grant to expand training opportunities for skilled mechatronic workers across the state. The…
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Cybersecurity leader to deliver College of Charleston winter commencement address
December 3, 2018
College of Charleston alumna Sabra Horne ’87, director of the Organizational Change Management Initiative under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will be the commencement speaker at the College’s winter commencement ceremony on…
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$100,000 available to Tri-County employers seeking to train current employees
December 3, 2018
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS DEC. 13 Federal Incumbent Worker Training Assistance (IWT) funds totaling $100,000 are available through the Workforce Innovations and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to assist tri-county employers in…
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South Carolina Department of Education and Education Oversight Committee release new school report cards
November 30, 2018
The South Carolina Department of Education and Education Oversight Committee released school and district report cards as part of the state’s merged state and federal accountability system. The 2018 report…
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East Cooper Medical Center sponsors Wando High School Band
November 29, 2018East Cooper Medical Center is proud to continue supporting the students who are in the Wando High School Band.“Supporting great programs like the Wando High School Band allows East…
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Debra Miller named SC Secondary Assistant Principal of the Year
November 29, 2018
Debra Miller, assistant principal of Nation Ford High School in York School District Four (Fort Mill School District), has been named the 2019 South Carolina Secondary Assistant Principal of the…
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Trustees name Andrew T. Hsu as 23rd President of the College of Charleston
November 29, 2018
College of Charleston Board of Trustees Chair David Hay provided the following message to the campus community on Nov. 28, 2018, regarding the university’s next president: Dear Campus Community, Today,…
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Charleston County School Board of Trustees approves 2018-2020 goals
November 28, 2018The Charleston County School Board of Trustees approved strategic goals presented Monday night by School Superintendent Dr. Gerrita Postlewait. The 2018-20 goals are derived from the Charleston County School District’s…
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CCSD named 2018 South Carolina Charter School Sponsor of the Year
November 28, 2018
Charleston County School District (CCSD) has been awarded the 2018 South Carolina Charter School Sponsor of the Year by the Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina (PCSASC). “Charleston County…
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Trident Technical College is offering free lean manufacturing training for 84 participants through the ManuFirstSC Grant program
November 28, 2018
The demand for workers in high-tech lean manufacturing is expected to continue to surge in the Lowcountry in the coming years and Trident Technical College’s Division of Continuing Education and…
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Charleston County School Board of Trustees approves 2018-2020 goals
November 27, 2018The Charleston County School Board of Trustees approved strategic goals presented Monday night by School Superintendent Dr. Gerrita Postlewait. The 2018-20 goals are derived from the Charleston County School District’s…
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CHE unveils new website: GetSmartSC.com featuring The Palmetto Calculator
November 27, 2018
The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (CHE) announced today it has launched a new website called GetSmartSC.com featuring the Palmetto Calculator. These tools, created in response to feedback from school counselors, parents,…
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College of Charleston establishes Cougar Advantage Program
November 26, 2018Academically exceptional high school students from 15 South Carolina counties will now be rewarded for their success with automatic acceptance into the College of Charleston. The Cougar Advantage program, formerly known…
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Retired U.S. Ambassador named Associate Dean of School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs at College of Charleston
November 20, 2018
The College of Charleston has appointed James D. Melville Jr., a retired U.S. ambassador with more than three decades of experience as a foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of…
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South Carolina’s $90-million research pipeline creates jobs and improves healthcare, researchers say
November 19, 2018The $41.8 million that has flowed into Clemson University for three separate research centers could be the beginning of a larger enterprise that brings South Carolina new business, improved patient…
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Amy Dabbs to oversee Extension school, community garden programs statewide
November 19, 2018Veteran Clemson Cooperative Extension agent Amy Dabbs has accepted the role of School and Community Gardening Statewide Coordinator after a national search to fill the newly created position for Extension’s…
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CCSO and CCSD receive grant from U.S. Department of Justice to bolster school security
November 15, 2018Charleston County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and Charleston County School District (CCSD) are excited to announce the United States Department of Justice awarded the county a School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP)…
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Dominion Energy supports STEM education at College of Charleston
November 12, 2018
The College of Charleston Foundation on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, announced a $10,000 grant from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, the nonprofit arm of Dominion Energy, to fund Elementary Engineers and the…
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Socastee Elementary and St. James Intermediate Schools honored with Architectural and Interior Design awards
November 12, 2018Learning By Design, the nation’s premier source for education design innovation and excellence, has announced that two Horry County schools were recognized with Architectural and Interior Design awards to be…
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Finalists announced in College of Charleston Presidential Search
November 8, 2018
The College of Charleston Board of Trustees on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, announced the names of the three finalists in the search for the 23rd president of the College. The board…
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GSSM students take first place in academic competition
November 7, 2018The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) Academic Team traveled to High Point, NC, on October 20 to compete in the High Point Central Open. The tournament…
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College of Charleston alumnus establishes scholarship for veterans
November 7, 2018
When Gerald “Jerry” Polis ’62 attended the College of Charleston, it was significantly smaller, with only a couple hundred students. He was one of only about a dozen students majoring in history, which made it a very intimate, but also…
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Four endorsed candidates win Charleston School Board race
November 7, 2018
Yesterday, Charleston County voters turned out in record number to elect all four School Board candidates endorsed by the Charleston Coalition For Kids. The organization congratulates Kate Darby, Joyce Green,…
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The Citadel tuition rates for 2019-2020 released early to help cadets, families plan
November 7, 2018The Citadel Board of Visitors released the 2019-2020 academic year tuition rates earlier than usual, and with an increase that is lower than the projected Higher Education Price Index rate.…
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Trident Tech president honored at campus renaming ceremony
November 5, 2018Trident Technical College honored its longtime president during a campus renaming ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 1. This summer the college’s governing board voted to rename the college’s Main Campus in…
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College of Charleston exhibit explores 100 years of women
November 5, 2018It may strike some as surprising that in the nearly 250 years since the founding of the College of Charleston, only the past 100 have included women among the…
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Trident Tech president honored at campus renaming ceremony
November 5, 2018
Trident Technical College honored its longtime president during a campus renaming ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 1. This summer the college’s governing board voted to rename the college’s Main Campus in…
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Wando’s yearbook staff earns Best Yearbook in the State
October 28, 2018For the first time in Wando’s history, the high school’s yearbook, Legend, has been named the Best Yearbook in South Carolina by the South Carolina Scholastic Press Association at the…
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College of Charleston implements Clear Bag Policy at all ticketed athletics events
October 25, 2018
In order to expedite entry and provide a safe and secure environment for our student-athletes, staff, fans, guests and visitors, College of Charleston Athletics has implemented a Clear Bag Policy…
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The Citadel Graduate College celebrates 50 years of educating leaders
October 25, 2018Mitchell Lee, recording sensation and Citadel alumnus to perform at anniversary tailgate Oct. 27 The Citadel Graduate College educates students in classrooms on campus and online around the world. However,…
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Atlanta-based ArtsNow awarded AAEDD Grant to fund smART Literacy! project in South Carolina schools
October 25, 2018
Charleston County School District chosen as a beneficiary of $2.27 million+ ArtsNow grant ArtsNow Learning (ArtsNow) has been selected to receive funding through the US Department of Education’s (USDOE) Assistance…
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Group facilitator Thetyka Robinson joins TCCC staff
October 25, 2018
Thetyka Robinson to lead facilitation of TCCC’s networks, consortia and project teams Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative has hired Thetyka Robinson as Director of Facilitation. Robinson is responsible for the facilitation…
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South Carolina students outperform nation on SAT and Advanced Placement examinations
October 25, 2018The College Board released national and South Carolina specific results for their SAT and Advanced Placement assessments. South Carolina students scored fifteen points above the national average on the SAT exam and exceeded…
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Charleston County School District receives Accreditation from AdvancED
October 23, 2018The Charleston County School District (CCSD) Board of Trustees learned Monday afternoon that the district will receive its first-ever system-wide accreditation from AdvancED, the world’s foremost education accrediting agency. AdvancED…
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Public invited to review proposed instructional materials and textbooks
October 22, 2018
The public is invited to review textbooks and instructional materials that have been proposed for use in South Carolina’s public schools. The materials will be on display from October 23…
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10 educators from across tri-county region chosen for math awards
October 18, 2018
Math teaching event honors excellence in profession Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative’s Math Pathways Project Team is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Excellence in Mathematics Teaching awards.…
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YEScarolina announces new Executive Director at 9th Annual Gala
October 18, 2018
The YEScarolina 9th Annual Gala was held the evening of Friday, October 12th at the Gaillard Center, the organization’s biggest fundraiser to benefit YEScarolina’s mission to empower South Carolina’s youth through entrepreneurship.…
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The Women’s Business Center of South Carolina at Columbia College announces inaugural Women’s Business Summit on International Women’s Entrepreneurship Day
October 15, 2018
Recognizing the contributions women business owners make globally and in South Carolina by strengthening our communities and initiating sustained prosperity. The Women’s Business Center of South Carolina at Columbia College…
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College of Charleston to honor seven alumni
October 15, 2018
The College of Charleston Alumni Association in partnership with the College of Charleston Foundation, will honor alumni at the 2018 Alumni Awards Banquet on November 17 at the Belmond Charleston Place located…
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