South Carolina

Aaron Beaulieu Talks School District Budgeting Strategy

Last week, CALN brought in Aaron Beaulieu of School Operations Specialists to discuss the art of budgeting for school districts....

S.C. officials give timeframe on state’s new cellphone ban in schools

If you attended CALN’s training event in Columbia, have visited our website recently, or kept up with South Carolina news,...

A highlight of education changes in S.C.’s pending budget

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of speaking with dozens of school board leaders at CALN’s Candidate and Community...

S.C. session recap: Education bills that did (and didn’t) pass 

I am not the first to point out that the theme of this year’s legislative session in South Carolina might...

Livestreaming bill for school board meetings moves closer to passage

After falling short in 2022, a proposal to require local South Carolina school boards to livestream their meetings is in...

South Carolina names 2025 Teacher of the Year

This month, South Carolina gave its highest teaching award to an Upstate educator with an “infectious passion for making history...

‘Age-appropriate’ book proposal likely on hold until 2025

A proposal to create uniform definitions for age-appropriate content when it comes to books in South Carolina schools is seemingly...

Proposal would let S.C. private school students try out for public school sports

Should students from private schools be allowed to join the sports teams of neighboring public schools if their own schools...

South Carolina revamps landmark Read to Succeed law 

In a move to bolster students’ reading ability and better identify those who might be falling behind, S.C. Gov. Henry...

Applications open for Lowcountry student leadership program

A leadership program in South Carolina’s Lowcountry gives high school students a chance to speak about issues facing the community....

Hands-on learning: Blue Collar Tour visits students in Charleston 

Charleston students recently got to learn about and get hands-on experience with different trade skills as part of a blue-collar...

Nearly one in four S.C. students chronically absent last year  

Last month, CALN shed light on one state’s battle with chronic absenteeism—defined by a student missing 10% or more days...

Partisan school board races? New SC bill would make it a requirement 

A new South Carolina bill would require school board candidates to register by party and run in partisan elections. The...

More Charleston students achieving on-track English scores

READING AND WRITING SCORES ON THE RISE IN SOUTH CAROLINA’S LOWCOUNTRY Here’s some uplifting academic news: the Charleston County School District...

States Should Embrace Scientifically Based Reading Instruction

The process of teaching students how to read has not always been viewed as a science, but in recent years...