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September 17, 2009
Settling into School?
Now that you have a few weeks under your belt, I’d like to hear how things are going.
September 09, 2009
H1N1 in Schools
H1N1 Top Questions
August 19, 2009
Back-to-School - What’s New?
Back-to-School - What’s New?
August 05, 2009
School Supply Savings
School Supply Savings
July 21, 2009
Back-to-School Concerns
Back-to-School Concerns
June 11, 2009
School Cafeteria Food - It’s Come a Long Way!
School Cafeteria Food - It’s Come a Long Way!
June 03, 2009
Perfect Attendance: How Did They Do That?
“Seventy-one South Carolina high school seniors in this year’s graduating class have gone to school through their entire academic careers without missing a single day,“
May 25, 2009
College Loans: Biggest Mistake Student’s Make?
College Loans: Biggest Mistake Student’s Make?
May 15, 2009
Cherokee County School District’s Prom Promise Program Inspired by Superintendent’s Personal Tragedy
It’s not your average prom promise celebration, although students DO sign prom promises agreeing not to drink and drive on prom night. Since Cherokee County School District Superintendent Dr. Bill James started the program in 1996, his school district has not had a prom night fatality.
May 13, 2009
Budget Crunch!
It’s that time of year when the school districts are crunching the numbers - with and without stimulus money.
April 30, 2009
Should Anyone Other than School Personnel and Students be Allowed on School Buses?
We want to know what you think. Should anyone other than school personnel and students should be allowed on school buses?
April 29, 2009
Leaders Converge at USC Upstate to Talk about Getting More Kids Through College
The 40/30 Challenge, which aspires to have 40 percent of the county’s population 25 and older holding baccalaureate degrees by the year 2030, was one of 10 recommendations proposed last fall by the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce’s Task Force on College Degree Attainment.
April 27, 2009
Upstate School Districts Keeping Close Eye on Swine Flu
Spartanburg District 5 is adjusting its procedure for sending students with fevers home as a result of information from CDC regarding swine flu.
April 20, 2009
How Has Upstate School Security Changed Since Columbine Ten Years Ago?
Ten years following the shootings at Columbine High SchooI, News Channel 7 asked Upstate school districts these questions about how security has changed.
April 08, 2009
Education Funding Concerns
Much talk about education funding.
How concerned are you for your district, students, or jobs?
March 23, 2009
Twitter Talk
As I find my way, I would like to know how you are using Twitter as a tool in education.
March 19, 2009
Student Resource Officers Gather in Anderson County for Training
On Thursday, I had the opportunity to sit in on a training session hosted by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office for Student Resources Officers (19) from around the state.
March 13, 2009
Drop-out. Don’t Drive.
Drop-out of school and you won’t get your driver’s license until you are eighteen. That’s a bill now in committee in Columbia.
March 05, 2009
D-HEC Investigates Possible Meningitis Case in Death of Fourth Grade Spartanburg County Student
D-HEC Investigates Possible Meningitis Case in Death of Fourth Grade Spartanburg County Student
February 25, 2009
Time out Rooms
There are school children around the country subjected to abusive and sometimes fatal use of seclusion rooms and restraint while in school. That’s according to a report released last month by the National Disability Rights Network. There are now accusations against an Upstate school.
February 13, 2009
Spartanburg County Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Require School Audits
Spartanburg County Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Require School Audits
February 11, 2009
Spartanburg District 7 Golf Partnership Will Not Move Forward
Spartanburg District 7 Golf Partnership Will Not Move Forward
February 02, 2009
Spartanburg District 7 Stands Behind Country Club Partnership Despite Backlash
On Monday, Superintendent Dr. Thomas White says he stands behind the partnership; but he and Board of Trustees Chairman Chip Hurst have heard from people who do not.
January 30, 2009
Choose Your Attitude
South Carolina Superintendent Dr. Jim Rex spoke to students, parents, teachers, administrators and community leaders Friday at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School as part of “Catholic Schools Week”.
January 27, 2009
Several Upstate School Districts Being Hit Hard by Budget Cuts
Education: Several Upstate School Districts Being Hit Hard by Budget Cuts
December 31, 2008
South Carolina’s Top Ten Education Stories for 2008
The SC Department of Education released its picks for “Top Ten Stories of the Year”.
November 18, 2008
Teacher Saves Student Choking on Chicken Nugget
An Upstate teacher says it was a mother’s instinct and a lesson she learned from a TV show that may have helped her save a student’s life.
First grader Kenia Valadez was choking when Sylvia Landrum sprang into action at Chapman Elementary in Spartanburg District 7 last week.
October 15, 2008
4 Day School Week - Pros and Cons….
State Education Supeintendent of Education Dr. Jim Rex is asking the General Assembly to modify the current 180-day minimum requirement for school calendars so that local communities would have the option of going to a four-day school week if they choose. That would mean lengthening four school days, to make up for the fifth.
October 02, 2008
YouTube Co-Founder Says “Be curious. Be courageous.“
When it comes to words of wisdom for young people and/or students, what’s the best advice you have to offer?
September 23, 2008
Saggy Pants Search… Is it too much?
The mom of a Greenville County student says her son was “sexually harassed” when a teacher asked her son to lift up his shirt.
