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Obama Mandate Gets More Credit than School Choice?
May 17, 2013
It doesn't take a lot of listening to the South Carolina General Assembly to know that most Republican lawmakers aren't lining up to voice support for the Obama Administration. After all, South Carolina is a conservative state, right?   Some GOP lawmakers are moving forward with an agenda that should make voters wonder whether "conservative" will remain as an accurate description for the state. That agenda is taxpayer...
Bryant: Dual-Enrollment should be on the table
April 04, 2013
Senator Kevin Bryant (R – Anderson) is calling on the State Senate to allow homeschooled and private school students to participate in public school classes. This concept – often called “dual-enrollment” – is already an accepted practice in several states.     If passed in South Carolina, a student that receives the majority of instruction at home could still participate in chemistry courses at a local...
School Choice's Southern Surge
April 03, 2013
The last few years have seen dramatic expansion of school choice across the country, and Southern states make up the majority of recent adopters.    Just last year, Virginia and Mississippi approved their first-ever private school choice programs. 2012 also saw the enactment of Louisiana's "Tax Credits for Donations to School Tuition Organizations," a program focused on private school choice options for low-income...

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