Statement of Palmetto Promise Institute Eidson v. South Carolina Department of Education October 26, 2023 “The Education Scholarship Trust Fund...
Universal school choice: a roadmap for South Carolina
Tarheel Shocker: North Carolina Reshuffles the School Choice Deck in the Southeast
North Carolina has been moving the goalposts on tax reform for nearly a decade. Now, in an unexpected turn of...
Introducing Carolina Academic Leadership!
Members of district school boards, also known as school trustees, are under pressure like never before. That’s because in the...
South Carolina officials: More work needed on school grades
Dr. Oran Smith is quoted in this article from The Center Square by T.A. DeFeo. (The Center Square) — While...
CRT/Curriculum Transparency Bill Update: Codify and Expand Grooms Proviso
UPDATE. The CRT/Curriculum Transparency bill (H.3728) has passed the South Carolina Senate and House in different forms and a conference...
Opportunity Scholarship Program Empowers Students from Low- and Moderate-Income Households
State government data show that North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program serves students from low- and moderate-income householdsOf the 17,287 households...
North Carolina State Board of Education Passes Policy to Reassert Authority over Charter Schools
On Sept. 7, the North Carolina State Board of Education approved a new policy entitled “Funding and Accountability for Charter...
Plenty of Reasons to Expand the Opportunity Scholarship Program
The legislature may pass significant expansion of the Opportunity Scholarship Program in the budget billGrowing public support for school choice...
Ignoring the Real Impacts of “Parents Bill of Rights”
NC Schools Must now follow “Parents Bill of Rights.” Here’s how things will change that’s the title of an article...
South Carolina’s educational shortcomings (and a brighter future ahead)
Keep an eye on these educational reforms in 2024
Generational Change in School Funding Formula
As Governor Henry McMaster and the House Ways & Means Committee were drafting their plans for the state budget year...
Thank you, legislators, for providing education freedom!
With the passage of the Education Scholarship Trust Fund program, also known as Education Scholarship Accounts, there are so many...
Details of South Carolina’s New Education Scholarship Account Program (Act 8 of 2023)
After nearly eight years of hard work by Palmetto Promise Institute and many others, South Carolina has a brand new...
