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Under the Big Top in Ballentine

Under the Big Top in Ballentine

Ballentine, SC (WLTX) -- It's the Big Top at Ballentine, a circus-like program performed by students at Ballentine Elementary School. Some even call it "the greatest show on earth... in Ballentine".

SC Teachers Gather for Single-Gender Training

SC Teachers Gather for Single-Gender Training

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Hundreds of South Carolina teachers will gather at a workshop to learn about single-gender education.

State Wrestling Champion from the Midlands

State Wrestling Champion from the Midlands

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- According to officials with Richland School District 1, Trey Leonard of Columbia High School won the 2A-1A state wrestling championship.

Soldiers Help Conder Elementary Earn Weather Garden

Soldiers Help Conder Elementary Earn Weather Garden

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- After watching a story that aired on News19 last week, soldiers at Fort Jackson were inspired to raise the remaining amount of money needed for students to build a weather garden.

Orangeburg Tech Students to Compete in Canada

Orangeburg Tech Students to Compete in Canada

Orangeburg, SC (WLTX) - Some aspiring Orangeburg Engineering students are about to faceoff with students across the globe. They're competing in an International Robotics and Math competition in Toronto, Canada.

Bamberg Voters Pass Referendum for New School

Bamberg Voters Pass Referendum for New School

Bamberg, SC (WLTX) -- Bamberg School District One will be getting a new elementary school and renovations for its middle school and high school after a very close vote.

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Kershaw County Schools Considering Adding Fees

Kershaw County Schools Considering Adding Fees

Camden, SC (WLTX) -- Parents in Kershaw County may have to pay for their children to attend public schools next year if the state legislature does not take action to provide more funding.

State Superintendent's Writing Awards

State Superintendent's Writing Awards

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- Richland One students Shkiya Golston and Eric Berg have an exceptional way with words.  The pair has been chosen as district winners in the State Superintendent's Writing Awards Program which encourages fifth- and eighth- grade students to express themselves through the writing process.

Finalists Named for Richland 2 Superintendent

Finalists Named for Richland 2 Superintendent

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- The Richland School District Two Board of Trustees has named three finalists in its search for a new superintendent for the Richland Two School District.

High School Seniors Pledge to Never Text and Drive

High School Seniors Pledge to Never Text and Drive

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Seniors at Dreher High School in the Columbia helped craft a bill on texting and driving that South Carolina lawmakers will see, and on Monday, they drafted a new pledge to never text and drive.

SC Teacher of the Year Finalist: Melody Johnson

SC Teacher of the Year Finalist: Melody Johnson

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 History Series in Schools

New History Series in Schools

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.

History Channel Offering Free DVD to All U.S. Schools

History Channel Offering Free DVD to All U.S. Schools

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.

Elementary School Raising Money for a Weather Garden

Elementary School Raising Money for a Weather Garden

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- Conder Elementary School is trying to raise the money they need to build a weather garden for students.

Obama Prepares Education Overhaul

Obama Prepares Education Overhaul

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.

Teacher of the Year Finalist Combines Classwork with Creativity

Teacher of the Year Finalist Combines Classwork with Creativity

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.

Top Army Recruiter Meets SC Health Students

Top Army Recruiter Meets SC Health Students

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 Faces Massive School Closures

Kansas City, MO Faces Massive School Closures

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Facing potential bankruptcy, the Kansas City school board is shuttering almost half the district's schools.

Third Graders Hold

Third Graders Hold "Trash Bash"

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.

Report: States Team Up On New Academic Standards

Report: States Team Up On New Academic Standards

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.

Educator Announcing Bid for SC Superintendent

Educator Announcing Bid for SC Superintendent

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina State University dean is launching his campaign for state schools superintendent.

Give A Goat, Raise Some Money For Camp Kemo

Give A Goat, Raise Some Money For Camp Kemo

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.

RNE Drill Team Works for Trip to FL

RNE Drill Team Works for Trip to FL

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- Students with the Richland Northeast High School Drill Team practiced Thursday as they prepared for a national championship competition.

State Senate Overrides Vetoes on Fairfield School Bill

State Senate Overrides Vetoes on Fairfield School Bill

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.

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