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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.

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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.

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.

SC State Workers Must Take Seven Days Off Unpaid

SC State Workers Must Take Seven Days Off Unpaid

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina State University employees must take seven days off without pay to help shrink the public school's $6 million deficit.

Richland One Gets Big Approval

Richland One Gets Big Approval

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- After three days of intense interviews, touring and observation The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has recommended Richland One for full district accreditation.

Soldier Reads to Son's Class from Over Seas

Soldier Reads to Son's Class from Over Seas

West Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- It would not have been possible in wars past.

District Releases H1N1 Vaccinations for Kershaw Schools

District Releases H1N1 Vaccinations for Kershaw Schools

Kershaw County, SC (WLTX) -- According to Kershaw County school officials, health officials from the Department of Health and Environmental Control will offer H1N1 vaccine clinics this week.

Student of the Week: Kaitlin Knight

Student of the Week: Kaitlin Knight

Sumter (WLTX) -- A 13 year-old at Bates Middle School in Sumter who has already battled for her life, wants to inspire others who are going through the same thing.

Latest Stimulus Money for Schools Will Have Strings Attached

Latest Stimulus Money for Schools Will Have Strings Attached

WASHINGTON (AP) -- More stimulus money will be available for schools, but there will be more strings attached.

17,000 Teachers Trained to Spot Signs of Sexual Abuse

17,000 Teachers Trained to Spot Signs of Sexual Abuse

Batesburg-Leesville, SC (WLTX) -- Statewide, 17,000 teachers are trained in the Darkness to Light program, in order to help them spot the warning signs of sexual abuse.

Accreditation Up in the Air For School District

Accreditation Up in the Air For School District

Winnsboro (WLTX) -- The Fairfield County School District is under review by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and that could mean trouble for some college admissions.

H1N1 Vaccines Offered in Some Schools

H1N1 Vaccines Offered in Some Schools

Pelion (WLTX) -- The H1N1 vaccine is being offered in some Midlands public schools this week, including schools in Lexington School District 1.

More Districts Use Income, Not Race, as Basis for Busing

More Districts Use Income, Not Race, as Basis for Busing

(USA Today) - Struggling to improve schools that have large populations of poor and minority students and under legal pressure to avoid racial busing, a small but growing group of school districts are integrating schools by income.

Schools' Zero-Tolerance Policies Tested

Schools' Zero-Tolerance Policies Tested

(USA Today) - Parents and elected officials across the USA are demanding that schools slacken zero-tolerance policies that are meant to reduce violence.

Ranks of Millionaire College Presidents Up Again

Ranks of Millionaire College Presidents Up Again

(AP) - A new study says at least 23 heads of private colleges and universities earned a total of more than $1 million each in fiscal 2008.

SC Receives $1.7 Million Grant

SC Receives $1.7 Million Grant

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina State's Environmental Policy Institute has received a $1.7 million federal grant to help boost the number of its students studying math, science and engineering.

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