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Dropouts in South Carolina subject of summit Tuesday
Monday, Dec. 1, 2008
Improving the state's dropout rate is the focus of a summit Tuesday. Full story »
Pickens County public schools to open Sept. 1
Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008
A heavy renovation and construction schedule in Pickens County schools will push back opening day of the 2009-10 school year to Sept. 1. Full story »
Small crowd attends meeting about school attendance line changes in Seneca
Friday, Nov. 21, 2008
The next school year is the time when Oconee County schools, as the result of the current building project, will operate one less elementary school in the Seneca area. Full story »
Elementary school attendance changes to be discussed in Seneca
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008
Construction is progressing smoothly on two elementary schools in the Seneca area, according to officials. Full story »
Oconee school officials choose new school administrators
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008
Oconee County school trustees on Tuesday selected the administrators for the new Blue Ridge Elementary School in Seneca, now under construction and set to open for the 2009-10 school year. Full story »
USC braces for belt-tightening; president says will protect core
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008
USC faces major reductions in state revenue, but will try to protect its central mission in educating global-thinking students, its new president said. Full story »
Brooks Center site of band extravaganza in Anderson
Friday, Nov. 14, 2008
Billed as a “fast-paced pass-in-review and extravaganza” the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts presented a variety of selections of music by Clemson University bands Thursday night to a full-house crowd. Full story »
Lusk named principal of Tamassee-Salem Elementary
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008
Shanon Lusk, an assistant principal at Walhalla Elementary School, will succeed Myra Dillard, who is retiring Friday after 14 years as the Tamassee-Salem principal. Full story »
Clemson University prepares for possibility of more budget cuts
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008
By July 30 all of Clemson University’s workers will have taken five days of unpaid leave to help the school respond to a $25 million state funding shortage, but it could get worse. Full story »
Clemson University staff to be required to take unpaid 5-day leave
Monday, Nov. 10, 2008
Budget cut plans announced at Clemson include unpaid leave for most workers. Full story »
Students’ scores on S.C. high school exit exams improving
Friday, Nov. 7, 2008
Anderson, Oconee, Pickens schools perform better than state average Full story »
Oconee school board to swear in new members, look at new student classifications
Friday, Nov. 7, 2008
New Oconee County School Board of Trustees members will be sworn in at a school board workshop Tuesday, and the board will look at a proposed way of classifying students. Full story »
New member sworn in to Hart County Board of Education
Friday, Nov. 7, 2008
The Hart County Board of Education has wasted no time in installing newly elected board member Angie McGee. Full story »
Demint delivers keynote speech at Tri-County Tech annual report luncheon
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008
Saying the country has just experienced an historic election, U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., told a group of educators, politicians and civic leaders Wednesday, “now it is time to get down to the business of the country.” Full story »
Broken kneecap doesn’t slow Clemson Habitat helper
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008
500 Clemson students are expected to help build a Habitat for Humanity home this week as part of its annual homecoming event. Full story »
