South Carolina has been denied a second extension of a $36 million penalty in federal special education money, a penalty imposed because the state didn’t spend enough money on special education during the 2009-10 school year.
In a letter earlier this…

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Columbia, S.C.
South Carolina Superintendent Mick Zais said Friday he’s asking legislative leaders to add $36 million for special education to the 2012-13 budget after the federal education agency denied his request to delay a funding cut.
Zais said…

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina bill that expands students’ educational options within public schools advanced Wednesday to a Senate committee.
Under the bill, which was approved on a voice vote Wednesday by a Senate Education subcommittee,…

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Published Online: April 11, 2012

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina bill that expands students’ educational options within public schools advanced Wednesday to a Senate committee.
Under the bill, which was approved on a voice vote Wednesday …

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina bill that expands students’ educational options within public schools advanced Wednesday to a Senate committee.
Under the bill, which was approved on a voice vote Wednesday by a Senate Education subcommittee,…

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Published Online: March 15, 2012

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate is debating a charter school bill that Superintendent Mick Zais calls his top legislative priority.
The state schools chief wants to increase the number of charters…

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Published Online: March 15, 2012

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate is debating a bill to encourage the growth of charter schools.
The bill gives more options for charter schools to form, including sponsorship by a university, and a…

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Published Online: March 15, 2012

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate is debating a bill to encourage the growth of charter schools.
The bill gives more options for charter schools to form, including sponsorship by a university, and a…

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Published Online: March 15, 2012

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate is debating a charter school bill that Superintendent Mick Zais calls his top legislative priority.
The state schools chief wants to increase the number of charters…

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A single mother running a daycare and raising two sons won a South Carolina Supreme Court case Wednesday that could require divorced parents who pay child support to also pay for their children to go to college.
Kristi McLeod…

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