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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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Georgia Pre-K Gets $1.7 Miliion From Stimulus

Georgia Pre-K Gets $1.7 Miliion From Stimulus

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

School Board Makes Big Cuts, Saves Sports For Now

School Board Makes Big Cuts, Saves Sports For Now

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

Teacher of the Week: Amber Kelley

Teacher of the Week: Amber Kelley

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.

Parents and Teachers Flood County Council Meeting

Parents and Teachers Flood County Council Meeting

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

Schools Giving Free H1N1 Vaccines to Students

Schools Giving Free H1N1 Vaccines to Students

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.

School Year Shortened in Georgia County

School Year Shortened in Georgia County

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

Teacher of the Week: Charles Ashmore

Teacher of the Week: Charles Ashmore

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

University Tries to Raise Awareness of Body Image

University Tries to Raise Awareness of Body Image

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

Teacher Awarded with $25,000 for His Service

Teacher Awarded with $25,000 for His Service

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

Report: Students Need More Veggies, Fewer Calories

Report: Students Need More Veggies, Fewer Calories

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

School's Out for Recession

School's Out for Recession

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.

Essay Contest Offers $100 Prize to Young Consumers

Essay Contest Offers $100 Prize to Young Consumers

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?"

Deputies Offer Cell Phone Tips to Parents

Deputies Offer Cell Phone Tips to Parents

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 Gets $9 Million Grant For Tissue Research

Clemson Gets $9 Million Grant For Tissue Research

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

Parent Protests Bibles at Georgia School

Parent Protests Bibles at Georgia School

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

Teachers Trained to Identify Child Sexual Abuse

Teachers Trained to Identify Child Sexual Abuse

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

Teacher of the Week: Fran Parker

Teacher of the Week: Fran Parker

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

USC Pediatrician Chosen to Head National Group

USC Pediatrician Chosen to Head National Group

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

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