News Releases

November 20, 2015
Spearman Announces Historic $30 Million Public Charter School Grant: Columbia, S.C. – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman announced that South Carolina will receive a new grant award of more than $30 million over the course of the next five years from the U.S. Department of Education’s Charter Schools Program. The funding will be used to expand existing public charter schools and open new ones across the state.

November 19, 2015
Spearman Announces Safe Schools Taskforce: Columbia, S.C. – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman announced the formation of a Safe Schools Taskforce comprised of educators, law enforcement officials, and parents.

November 18, 2015
State Report Cards Released: Columbia, S.C. – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman issued the following statement upon the release of 2014-15 state report cards for districts and schools.

November 16, 2015
South Carolina Students Earn Record $1.3 Billion in Scholarships: Columbia, S.C – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman announced that for the fourth consecutive year, South Carolina students have earned more than $1 billion in college scholarships.

November 12, 2015
Spearman Announces School Bus Safety Poster Winners: Columbia, S.C. – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman announced the winners of this year’s school bus safety poster competition.

November 9, 2015
End of Course Test Scores Increase Across the Board: Columbia, S.C. – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman made the following statement about the solid improvements seen in 2014-15 End of Course test results.

November 4, 2015
Spearman Named Commissioner to National Commission on Teaching and America's Future: Columbia, S.C. – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman issued the following statement after being named a commissioner to the bipartisan National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future.