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A simple solution to improving SC education

kkfoster@thestate.com

News of the latest study to rank South Carolina 50th in education raises the question of what can be done. It’s complicated, and it’s simple.

The recipe for success calls for focusing on these two more important issues:

High-quality early childhood education, beginning at birth.

Teachers, their training, pay and retention.

Rick Noble

CEO, Richland County First Steps to School Readiness Partnership

Columbia

This story was originally published August 26, 2017 at 8:30 AM with the headline "A simple solution to improving SC education."

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