Charleston Currents – education reform

BRACK: Lots to do if General Assembly wants real impact

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | With two months left, the General Assembly still has a lot of work to do if it really wants to accomplish anything this year.

Despite headlines of progress, lawmakers of both chambers have passed five pretty minor bills, four of which became law. Gov. Henry McMaster vetoed a measure on the election of water and sewer district commissioners for Bath, Langley and Clearwater (wherever they are).

by Andy Brack · 03/11/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views

S.C. House Speaker Jay Lucas, R-Darlington.

BRACK: Don’t miss the opportunity for education reform

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | House Speaker Jay Lucas is a man on a mission to reform South Carolina’s failing education system for the first time in more than 30 years.

“We have left generations of children in poverty behind in this state and every year that we don’t act [on education], we’ll continue to do that,” said Lucas, a powerfully built Hartsville Republican whose tired eyes mask a palpable intensity.

by Andy Brack · 02/18/2019 · 2 comments · Andy Brack, Views

2/18: Oyster roast photos; Education reform; Azaleas

IN THIS ISSUE of Charleston Currents #11.15 | Feb. 18, 2019

FOCUS: Photos from a Lowcountry oyster roast
COMMENTARY, Brack: Don’t miss the opportunity for education reform
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SCIWAY
GOOD NEWS: Celebrating azaleas, history and sweet tea in Summerville
FEEDBACK: Tell us what you think
RECOMMENDED: Party of One: A Memoir in 21 Songs, by Dave Holmes
MYSTERY PHOTO: Who’s this old guy?
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Reformed Episcopal Church
CALENDAR: Charleston Museum oyster roast is Saturday