As of late there seems to be no news except for bad news in regards to South Carolina education. Many have turned their eyes to education in the state with a recent U.S. News & World Report that ranked South Carolina dead last in education. See the ranking here. While…
Budget 17-18 Insider Edition Part 2: House Republicans Say No to Tax Relief?!
A late night amendment proposed on March 14th by Democratic Representatives Russell Ott, Gilda Cobb-Hunter, and Patsy Knight that sought to provide tax relief for working college students was met with staunch opposition by House Republican leadership. That’s right SC Republicans were anti-tax credits! – at least when it came…
Budget 17-18 Insider Edition Part 1: $8 Billion Dollar Budget Falls Short on Compassion
In addition to passing a $8 billion dollar budget that merely placed a band-aid or kicked-the-can down the road, on the majority of the huge challenges we face as a state like properly funding Public Education, increasing teacher pay, giving long-lasting solutions to our Retirement/Pension System, and actually providing comprehensive…