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NEW for 12/6: On education shell game; Protecting democracy; Redistricting

NEW for 12/6: On education shell game; Protecting democracy; Redistricting

IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: State senator warns of  potential “shell game” on education funding
COMMENTARY, Brack: Unite to protect America’s democracy
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston RiverDogs
NEWS BRIEFS: 5 things we learned about S.C.’s redistricting
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Pointy
CALENDAR:  Reception for new McAbee show to be Dec. 10 

by · 12/06/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue
NEW for 11/22: On Barbados, henhouse politics, education, Chanukah

NEW for 11/22: On Barbados, henhouse politics, education, Chanukah

IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: South Carolina’s long ties with Barbados, a new republic
COMMENTARY, Brack: Henhouse redistricting abuses democratic principles
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: S.C. Clips
NEWS BRIEFS: Look for new battle over vouchers, public education dollars
FEEDBACK: Two write about McMaster’s attempt to censor a book
MYSTERY PHOTO:  A pretty old thingamajig
CALENDAR:  Chanukah in the Square to be celebrated Nov. 28

by · 11/22/2021 · 1 comment · Full issue
FOCUS: Battle for state’s top education job getting started now

FOCUS: Battle for state’s top education job getting started now

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher  |  State Superintendent Molly Spearman’s announcement last week that she wouldn’t seek reelection was an early surprise, but not particularly unexpected.  

She’s made progress in upgrading the state’s perennially limp education system the last few years by helping to provide much-needed boosts to teacher pay, update the school bus fleet and consolidate some small districts, which should lead to better education in those areas.

But in the recent months of the pandemic, she struggled with her own Republican Party in efforts to keep students and teachers safe. Whether it was about mask mandates or virtual schools, the General Assembly and Gov. Henry McMaster always seemed to be poking their fingers in school business that should have been left to the state’s constitutional officer elected to deal with schools.

by · 11/01/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news
NEWS BRIEFS: SCETV is helping gaps in teaching with remote learning 

NEWS BRIEFS: SCETV is helping gaps in teaching with remote learning 

Staff reports |  South Carolina Educational Television (SCETV)’s public broadcasting is known for helping young children learn from “Sesame Street” and “Super Why,” but its role shifted to aiding teachers with remote-learning in the early days of the coronavirus in the state.

by · 08/17/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs
NEW for 8/17: Regaining hope; Remembering Breeland; School opening

NEW for 8/17: Regaining hope; Remembering Breeland; School opening

Charleston Currents #12.39  |  Aug. 17, 2020
IN THIS EDITION:
TODAY’S FOCUS, Morris: Encountering hope during a pandemic
COMMENTARY, Brack: Remembering Floyd Breeland’s life of exemplary service
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston Gaillard Center
ANOTHER VIEW, West: To be or not be in person in the classroom
NEWS BRIEFS:  SCETV is helping gaps in teaching with remote learning 
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Spaghetti roadways
CALENDAR:  Music, art, wine on calendar
NEW BOOK: More Charleston firsts

by · 08/17/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue
NEW for 8/10: On virus levels, data; Policy pig; Vouchers

NEW for 8/10: On virus levels, data; Policy pig; Vouchers

IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: MUSC dashboard provides insights into the community’s health
COMMENTARY, Brack: Sales tax holiday was lipstick on policy pig
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston RiverDogs
ANOTHER VIEW, Gibson: It’s time to debunk the myth of school choice
NEWS BRIEFS:  Local lawmakers graded on conservation
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where’s this fountain?
CALENDAR:  Redux opens new Macintosh exhibition today
NEW BOOK: Charleston firsts on golf, Black official, fire insurance

by · 08/10/2020 · 1 comment · Full issue
NEWS BRIEFS: Legislature abuzz over private voucher effort by governor

NEWS BRIEFS: Legislature abuzz over private voucher effort by governor

Staff reports  |  The legislature is abuzz over Gov. Henry McMaster’s move a week ago to allocate $32 million in pandemic relief funds for tuition grants to private schools. 

By Wednesday, state Circuit Court Judge Edgar W. Dickson in Orangeburg County issued a temporary block on the plan in response to a lawsuit that said McMaster’s move violated the state’s constitution, which  prevents public dollars from directly benefiting private educational institutions. 

by · 07/27/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs
NEW on 3/9: State of the RiverDogs; Keep calm; $11 per pupil (wow)

NEW on 3/9: State of the RiverDogs; Keep calm; $11 per pupil (wow)

IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: The State of the RiverDogs is good, very good
COMMENTARY, Brack: Keep calm and wash your hands
IN THE SPOTLIGHT:  Charleston Gaillard Center
NEWS BRIEFS:  The big bump in proposed per-student spending? $11
FEEDBACK:  Send us a comment or two
MYSTERY PHOTO: Light and reflection
CALENDAR: Lowcountry Cajun Festival around the corner

by · 03/09/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue
BRACK: 2010s — The General Assembly’s Decade of the Nibble 

BRACK: 2010s — The General Assembly’s Decade of the Nibble 

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher   |  Looking back at the past decade, it’s pretty easy to see what the S.C. General Assembly didn’t do — fix education, fix the tax structure, fix health care and on and on.

But state lawmakers did get some things done in what may become known as the legislature’s Decade of the Nibble.  That’s because each area they focused on was more of what a posh restaurant would call an “amuse bouche” than an entree.

by · 01/06/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views
BRACK: Get these five things right in 2020

BRACK: Get these five things right in 2020

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher  | The 2020 legislative season will be upon us before we know it.  If it is typical, campaign-year bluster will fill rooms as lawmakers clamor for the spotlight to get pet projects passed.  Hot-button, controversial issues will suck oxygen out of the Statehouse and waste valuable time.

Let’s pray for an atypical legislative year — one in which officials get real things accomplished.  Rather than waste time on meaningless bills, legislators need to get these five things right, once and for all …

by · 12/16/2019 · 1 comment · Andy Brack, Views