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Eligible SC four-year-olds can now be registered for CERDEP for the 2024-2025 school year

Potentially 21,000 eligible children in SC are not participating in the Child Early Reading and Development Education Program (CERDEP) funded through…

April is Month of the Military Child

The EOC joined Governor Henry McMaster and SC Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver at a ceremony declaring April as Month of the Military Child…

SC EOC report finds state-funded, full-day 4K improves Kindergarten Readiness

South Carolina four-year-olds who participate in a state-funded, full-day 4K Child Early Reading and Development Education Program (CERDEP) are more…

EOC welcomes new committee member Russell Baxley

Columbia, SC – Russell Baxley, President and Chief Executive Officer of Beaufort Memorial Hospital, has been appointed to serve as a member of the…

EOC welcomes new committee member Melissa Pender

Columbia, SC – Melissa Pender, Principal of Coosa Elementary School, has been appointed to serve as a member of the South Carolina Education…

National Student Clearinghouse data provides clearer picture of SC high school graduates who enter college

For the current school year, South Carolina high schools do not have to submit a mandatory report detailing the college destinations of their…

South Carolina releases 2023 Report Cards for schools

Editor’s Note: The SC Education Oversight Committee (EOC) and the SC Department of Education (SCDE) held a joint news conference at Kelly Edwards…

Dana Yow Appointed Executive Director of the EOC

Dana Yow Appointed Executive Director of the EOC Columbia, SC – Dana Yow has been named Executive Director of the SC Education Oversight Committee.…

Representative Bill Hager appointed to EOC

Representative William “Bill” Hager Appointed to EOC Columbia, SC – The Honorable William “Bill” Hager, a state representative serving Beaufort,…

EOC Issues Budget Recommendations

EOC policy and budget recommendations prioritize providing resources to students and educators to deal with unfinished learning due to pandemic…