News Releases

November 29, 2018
South Carolina Department of Education and Education Oversight Committee Release New School Report Cards: The South Carolina Department of Education and Education Oversight Committee has released school and district report cards as part of the state’s merged state and federal accountability system. The 2018 report cards reflect school and district performance during the 2017-2018 school year and contain overall school ratings for the first time since 2014.

November 20, 2018
2018 Read Your Way to the Big Game Winners Announced: The South Carolina Department of Education has announced the winners of the 2018 Read Your Way to the Big Game Contest - a reading competition that promotes literacy in schools through the Gamecock and Tiger athletic programs.

November 13, 2018
State Superintendent Molly Spearman Postpones Report Card Release: State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced today that the release of the new school report cards, originally scheduled for this Thursday, November 15th, has been postponed.

November 1, 2018
Innovation Challenge Awards Presented to South Carolina Students and Teachers: IT-oLogy and the South Carolina Department of Education are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2nd Annual IT-oLogy Innovation Challenge. The Innovation Challenge, a statewide competition for grades 3 – 12, offered students and teachers an outlet to create and share projects using technology to solve or bring awareness to an environmental problem in their respective community.