Policy News

Cherry Picking Students?
December 18, 2012
The Voice has previously discussed the issue of public school accreditation, and pointed out that a minority of public school districts in South Carolina receive any kind of accreditation from third party groups (like the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools).   Along with the issue of accreditation, the red herring of "private school discrimination" is regularly thrown out to color discussion about school choice being a...
Fact Check on Choice
December 18, 2012
Did you know that approximtely 25% of the 54,000 students enrolled in private schools across the state are considered "low income"? That number stands in stark contrast to the constant harping from school choice opponents about private schools remaining completely inaccessible to low-income families, even with school choice as an option. The statement that school choice won't - or can't - help poor students enroll in...
Expand the Boundaries of School Choice
December 18, 2012
  The following opinion-editorial by State Treasurer, Curtis Loftis, ran in the Charleston Post and Courier on 5/15/12, and is as true now as when it was first penned. Expand the Boundaries of School Choice by Curtis Loftis Across the state, I meet people worried about their local schools. Parents worry about dropout rates, job placement, and college admission. Employers worry about workforce qualification and training....

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