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As of 2010, South Carolina is one of three states that have not agreed to use competitive international math and language standards. [10]In 2014, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled the state had failed to provide a "minimally adequate" education to children in all parts of the state as required by the state's constitution.
Governor Nikki Haley criticized the standards, saying "We don’t ever want to educate South Carolina children like they educate California children." [7] A bill to repeal the standards beginning in the 2015-2016 school year was officially signed by Governor Haley in June 2014 after deliberation in the state legislature. [88]
The Palmetto Assessment of State Standards is a United States standards-aligned test designed to meet No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requirements taken by students in the state of South Carolina. It is administered in grades 3–8 in writing, language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. [1] [2]
The State Board of Education is considering a universal definition of “age appropriate” educational materials in South Carolina schools and libraries that would bar descriptions or visual ...
The Common Core State Standards Initiative, also known as simply Common Core, was an American, multi-state educational initiative begun in 2010 with the goal of increasing consistency across state standards, or what K–12 students throughout the United States should know in English language arts and mathematics at the conclusion of each school grade.
The South Carolina Education Improvement Act of 1984, known informally as the EIA, is a landmark South Carolina statute enacted by the state legislature and signed into law by governor Richard Riley on June 28, 1984. It is recognized as being one of the most robust education reform efforts to occur at the state-level in the United States. [1]
On Oct. 26, the South Carolina Education Association filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Education Scholarship Trust Fund. Signed into law earlier this year, this program ...
Below is a list of some of the most significant metrics that helped South Carolina obtain its low ranking, the report states. 41 st – Math Test Scores 39 th – Reading Test Scores