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Clemson student diagnosed with tuberculosis
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SC review finds ‘questionable’ stats, other ills in S.C. First Steps
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Clemson presidential search committee seeking input
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Heathwood campers immerse themselves in the great outdoors
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For CrossRoads Middle staff, caring for school grounds is a year-round labor of love
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USC raising tuition 3.15%
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Richland 1 school removed from list of state’s worst-performing
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Lexington-Richland 5 board gives itself big pay raise
The board approved a new salary of $9,600 late Monday, making members among the highest paid statewide.
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Clemson search committee seeks input from faculty, students on what’s needed in next president
Members of the committee in charge of finding the right person to be Clemson University’s next president spent Monday and Tuesday hearing from constituent groups across campus, some of whom told trustees Tuesday that the new leader must work to ...
Education
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EDUCATION
S.C. charter schools to hold info expo in Columbia Tuesday
Several charter schools will hold an information expo Tuesday for interested students, according to the Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina.
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POLITICS
Fight against Common Core flares in South Carolina
South Carolina Tea Party groups — warning of an overreaching federal government and massive privacy invasions — are joining calls nationwide to derail education standards called Common Core.
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EDUCATION
People and achievements, June 17
GILBERT HIGH SCHOOL TEAM WORKS TEAM MEMBERS Ben Bussey, Matt Hall, Dalton Holzheimer and Ben Kyzer won first place in the Team Works competition at the SkillsUSA South Carolina Conference.
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EDUCATION
Richland County conflicted over putting cops in elementary schools
Richland’s top cop says school police officers could deter an intruder but some council members raise concerns ranging from too late to budget to questioning the wisdom of putting loaded weapons and young kids in close proximity of one another.
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EDUCATION
Lexington County schools addressing security concerns in various ways
Elementaries using resource officers, off-duty deputies and police visits.
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EDUCATION
USC likely to announce tuition hikes Monday
Four of South Carolina’s public colleges and universities are increasing in-state tuition for 2013-14, and the University of South Carolina could announce its rates for the coming year as early as Monday.
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EDUCATION
Relationships tense during Brochu’s era
Barely a year after the Richland 2 school board chose Katie Brochu as its new superintendent, there were signs this would not be a harmonious or lengthy marriage.
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EDUCATION
New Winthrop president making campus her home
Winthrop University’s 10th president Jayne Marie Comstock and her husband moved into their on-campus home on Friday morning.
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POLITICS
School-choice debate looms in budget talks
A debate over how much private school “choice” S.C. taxpayers should subsidize looms as lawmakers work to adopt a budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
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LOCAL NEWS
SC Supreme Court rules for former Lexington-Richland 5 board member
A group of Lexington-Richland 5 residents lost its bid to prevent a one-time board member Kim Murphy from initiating legal challenges to decisions she opposed while on the school board.








