News Releases

Columbia, SC – State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced the fourth of five finalists for South Carolina’s prestigious Teacher of the Year award during a visit to Richland County School District One.

Lexington, SC – State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced the third of five finalists for South Carolina’s prestigious Teacher of the Year award during a visit to Lexington County School District One.

Rock Hill, SC – State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced the second of five finalists for South Carolina’s prestigious Teacher of the Year award during a visit to Rock Hill School District Three.

Columbia, SC – State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced the fifth finalist for South Carolina’s prestigious Teacher of the Year award during a visit to Spartanburg County District Two.

Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany: State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman issued the following statement upon signing a memorandum of understanding between the South Carolina Department of Education and the Ministry of Education in Germany.

Columbia, SC: State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman announced that South Carolina has adopted new, high-quality standards for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics.

Columbia, SC – State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman recently formed a Principal Advisory Council to provide feedback from a principal’s perspective on education in South Carolina’s schools.

Columbia, S.C. – The South Carolina Department of Education partnered with the Marcus Lattimore Foundation to host a career development program for more than 250 South Carolina high school athletes.

Columbia, SC – State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman recently formed a Student Advisory Council to provide feedback from a student’s perspective on education in South Carolina’s classrooms.

Columbia, S.C. – State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman recently formed a Teacher Advisory Council to provide feedback from a teacher’s perspective on education in South Carolina’s classrooms.

Laurens Elementary in Laurens School District recently hosted a parent STEM night on March 24, 2015. Parents were informed about the meaning and importance of STEM education and were entertained by a kindergarten performance of math and science songs. Parents participated in STEM activities with their children in all K-5 classrooms. The parents were able to apply engineering processes with the assistance of their children and were impressed by the level of knowledge their children have obtained.