By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | Charter schools, by their very nature, have governing boards made up of parents. They’re publicly funded, which requires them to follow general state education rules and keeps teachers in the state system, but the schools also are independent operationally from county school boards. South Carolina has about 75, which is about 1 percent of the nation’s charter schools.
IN THIS ISSUE
FOCUS: Bedshred’s recycling keeps mattresses out of landfill
COMMENTARY, Brack: Getting the vaccine is your responsibility to help your community
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: S.C. Ports Authority
NEWS BRIEFS: City Paper’s Ariail is finalist in national cartooning contest
FEEDBACK: Send us your letters
MYSTERY PHOTO: This one might not be so easy
CALENDAR: Musicians to be honored Sunday in Hanahan
IN THIS EDITION | Sept. 13, 2021
FOCUS: State’s COVID-19 rate now s 4nd highest in U.S.
COMMENTARY, Brack: Become the best person you can be
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston RiverDogs
NEWS BRIEFS: Charleston remains top designation on magazine list
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Graffiti
CALENDAR: City to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month starting Sept. 14
Staff reports | State leaders and land preservation advocates will gather Tuesday to announce a wide-ranging initiative to dramatically increase protection and preservation of natural areas across South Carolina.
BIG CHECK. Representatives from Jersey Mike’s Subs in the Charleston area presented a $250,000 check to MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital on June 23 for money raised during the company’s 11th annual Day of Giving in March. Photo provided.
PLUS: Changes expected to state public school charter law
By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | Getting immunized with a COVID-19 vaccine is a huge act of kindness to your community.
While being vaccinated will give one a high level of personal protection against the highly infectious disease, it also helps to dampen its spread around the state.
Staff reports | The Medical University of South Carolina is offering an online tool that helps make sense of data related to the coronavirus pandemic in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties.
The MUSC COVID-19 Epidemiology Intelligence Project provides leading indicators in a color-coded dashboard that can help people make informed decisions. Indicators in the “green” are safe, while those that are yellow and red show more work needs to be done.
According to the project, “an Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation chart from the website illustrates the level of the expected impact in South Carolina [on several indicators], …
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 Brian Elmore, special to Statehouse Report | For every George Floyd and Tamir Rice, Breonna Taylor and Walter Scott, thousands of African-Americans and people of color die silently each year due to a lack of access to health care.
TODAY’S FOCUS: Thousands of new COVID-19 cases reported in last week
COMMENTARY, Brack: South Carolina needs to get on the right side of history no
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Morris Financial Concepts, Inc.
MY TURN, Elmore: Failure on Medicaid expansion shows lawmakers don’t value black lives
NEWS BRIEFS: New amenities open at Folly Beach County Park
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mysterious statue
CALENDAR: Charleston Symphony to present Concert for Equality
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Voting Rights Act
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