More Education Headlines
Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- Of the five finalists for South Carolina's 2010 Teacher of the Year, one is from Kershaw County. Melody Johnson is a fourth grade teacher at Lugoff Elementary who is just happy to be a finalist.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The History channel says it will give a free DVD copy of its new 12-hour series on American history to every school in the country that wants one.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The History channel says it will give a free DVD copy of its new 12-hour series on American history to every school in the country that wants one.
Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- Conder Elementary School is trying to raise the money they need to build a weather garden for students.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says it's time to prepare students for life after high school and put better teachers at the front of the classroom.
Sumter, SC (WLTX) -- Parents only want what's best for their kids, and if the students go to Alice Drive Middle School, they might be lucky enough to have a class with Libby Ortmann.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- The three-star Army general in charge of recruiting for the service is in South Carolina to meet with high school and college students interested in health care careers.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Facing potential bankruptcy, the Kansas City school board is shuttering almost half the district's schools.
Pickens County, SC (WLTX) -- A group of third grade students in the Upstate held a "Trash Bash" Wednesday to illustrate ways they could recycle, conserve water, and control litter to help keep South Carolina beautiful.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Governors and state education leaders are proposing a new set of standards to define what should be taught in the nation's public schools.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina State University dean is launching his campaign for state schools superintendent.
Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- For five years Airport High School has been raising money for Camp Kemo, a camp for kids going through cancer and treatment.
Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- Students with the Richland Northeast High School Drill Team practiced Thursday as they prepared for a national championship competition.
Columbia, SC (WLTX) - The South Carolina State Senate has followed up the House by overriding two vetoes of bills which would change the shape of the Fairfield County School Board.
Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Six South Carolina public schools have been recognized for demonstrating outstanding school climate and academic performance as Schools of Character, and three of them have received national honors, the South Carolina Department of Education announced Monday.
Miami, FL (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Education has named 16 finalists in the first round of its "Race to the Top" competition, which will deliver $4.35 billion in school reform grants.
Sumter, SC (WLTX) -- A Sumter grandfather says he'll never stop learning, and he's got a new degree to prove it.
Kershaw County, SC (WLTX) - Parents had mixed reactions to the Kershaw County School Board's vote favoring redistricting of some schools.
