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Literacy, Libraries Start at Home, Experts Say

Literacy, Libraries Start at Home, Experts Say

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- "If students don't read well, they don't learn well. They don't think well. They don't listen well. They don't speak well," said Richland District One Deputy Superintendent Debra Brathwaite.

Stuff-a-Bus Sign Ups Take Place This Week

Stuff-a-Bus Sign Ups Take Place This Week

Columbia (WLTX) - The Stuff-a-Bus sign-ups have begun, and they're already drawing a large crowd.

Midlands Family Talks About Recent Ethiopian Adoptions

Midlands Family Talks About Recent Ethiopian Adoptions

Lexington (WLTX) - They speak a different language and were raised in another country, but a midlands family who just adopted two girls says their home is much more complete.

Taking the Fright out of Halloween Night

Taking the Fright out of Halloween Night

Richland County (WLTX) - Richland County deputies are out in full force this week, taking the fright out of Halloween night.

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Preparing First Graders For the Job Market

Preparing First Graders For the Job Market

Sumter County, SC (WLTX) -- Outside of Taco Day in the cafeteria, Career Day is probably the longest-running tradition for any school, and that's definitely true for Sumter's Oakland Primary School.

SC Ranks Second in Online Learning

SC Ranks Second in Online Learning

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina ranks second in a national study of online education.

Volunteers Build Outdoor Classroom in a Day

Volunteers Build Outdoor Classroom in a Day

Blair, SC (WLTX) -- It's a classroom without desks, walls or even a ceiling, and in one day, volunteers in Fairfield County built an outdoor classroom for McCrorey-Liston Elementary School students.

Will Cursive Writing Survive?

Will Cursive Writing Survive?

Columbia (WLTX) - Many might say cursive writing is going out of style, but still some parents fear it isn't emphasized enough or even at all in school anymore.

Teacher of the Week: Amari Paulovic

Teacher of the Week: Amari Paulovic

Columbia (WLTX) -- One Dreher High School english teacher is helping students excel long after they leave her classroom.

Butterflies in Space: What Happens in Zero Gravity?

Butterflies in Space: What Happens in Zero Gravity?

Chapin, SC  -- It's the kind of science project a kid might only dream of, until now, as Chapin High School tries to see what happens to butterflies in zero gravity.

Schools In The Dark About Tainted Lunches

Schools In The Dark About Tainted Lunches

SC Colleges Mark Hunger-Homeless Week

SC Colleges Mark Hunger-Homeless Week

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina college students are doing their part to raise awareness of hunger and homelessness nationwide as the holiday season approaches.

Students Gather for Conference on Israel

Students Gather for Conference on Israel

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Students from across the Southeast are gathering at Duke University to learn about Israel.

Single-Gender Classrooms a Success, Survey Says

Single-Gender Classrooms a Success, Survey Says

Columbia (WLTX) -- According to a survey conducted by the South Carolina Department of Education, students, parents and teachers involved in single-gender programs are loving it.

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