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SCANA vs. Santee Cooper

SCANA vs. Santee Cooper
SCANA vs. Santee Cooper

A Few Key Provisions in the New Federal Tax Credit Scholarship

The United States Department of Treasury recently released the long-awaited rules for the upcoming federal Education Freedom Tax Credit.  This program has the potential to revolutionize school choice funding across the United States by allowing taxpayers to redirect some of their federal tax liability to a scholarship granting organization (SGO) rather than the Internal Revenue

Data Matters. Families Matter More: Addressing Criticisms of the ESTF Program

Last Monday, the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee (EOC) released a report titled “Education Scholarship Trust Fund, Year One (School Year 2024-25): A Formative Review of Data Quality and Transparency.”  What followed was a barrage of criticisms looking to cast a shadow on the program, much of which lacks context. We want to take a

Alternative certification program aims to help fill South Carolina teacher vacancies

I recently had the opportunity to join Stephen Biddix from WIS10 to discuss some of the work that South Carolina is doing to address teacher vacancies.  To check out the video interview, you can view the original article here. COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – As South Carolina continues to work through a teacher shortage, one organization

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