More Education Headlines

ATLANTA (AP) -- Pre-kindergarten classrooms across the state are getting $1.7 million in federal stimulus money.

Kershaw County (WLTX) - As promised the Kershaw County School District cut hundreds of thousand dollars from their budget Wednesday night.

Columbia (WLTX) -- Autism affects 1.5 million Americans and is the fastest-growing developmental disability, but one Columbia teacher says the diagnosis doesn't mean children can't grow and learn.

Kershaw County (WLTX) - The Kershaw County council chambers couldn't hold the number of people fired up over school funding Tuesday night.

Columbia (WLTX) - School and health officials around the state have a new plan to tackle the H1N1 virus, and parents should be receiving word this week.

ATLANTA (AP) -- The Fulton County school board has trimmed the number of classroom days from 180 to 177.

Elgin (WLTX) -- One teacher is bringing the joy of music and competition to middle school students in Elgin.

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) -- Love your body and don't always obsess about improving it -- that's the message at one South Carolina university.

Lugoff, SC (WLTX) -- It was under the guise of a normal school assembly, where a very deserving teacher received a very large thank you.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new report says school lunches need more fruits, veggies and whole grains and a limit on calories.

HONOLULU (AP) -- At a time when President Barack Obama is pushing for more time in the classroom, his home state has created the nation's shortest school year.

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- Officials with the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs announced a contest for fifth and sixth-graders that asks them, "What would you do with $100?"

Newberry County, SC (WLTX) -- After being prompted by requests from parents, Newberry County deputies say they will hold three information sessions for parents to help them better understand the capabilities of cell phones and other mobile devices.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) -- Clemson University has been awarded a $9 million federal grant to establish a center for tissue regeneration research.

LEXINGTON, Ga. (AP) -- The parent of an Oglethorpe County elementary school student is complaining after his daughter came home from school with a Bible.

Columbia, SC (AP) -- A national group says thousands of South Carolina teachers have completed training to prevent, identify and react to child sexual abuse.

Columbia (WLTX) -- One special woman has been helping children unlock the world of language for almost three decades.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A University of South Carolina pediatrician has been chosen to lead the nation's largest pediatricians' group.