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Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Jason Raven and Tyria Goines
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, along with legislative leaders, will deliver personal protective equipment to 70 school districts throughout the state, 11 being in the CSRA.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By Staff
One Georgia lawmaker says she's looking for whistleblowers when it comes to school safety.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2020 at 8:53 AM EDT
|By Staff
The Aiken County school board is trying to figure out how to enforce mask use at schools in order to meet the South Carolina Department of Education's mask requirements in K-12 public schools and buses.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2020 at 7:17 AM EDT
|By Emery Glover
Gov. Henry McMaster says 70 school districts will receive personal protective equipment as schools reopen across the state.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2020 at 7:09 AM EDT
Georgia first lady Marty Kemp and U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler will be in Augusta today.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2020 at 5:56 AM EDT
|By Staff
The Masters is the keystone of the local economy, so a patronless tournament will have impacts from the economy to health to schools.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 4:05 PM EDT
|By Tyria Goines
Buses delivering meal to students during the COVID-19 pandemic will continue until the end of August.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 2:16 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Turnage
Columbia County School District leaders have adjusted their school schedule after the Augusta National Golf Club moved to continue with the Masters in November without fans.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 12:42 PM EDT
|By Steve Byerly
Aiken Technical College has added an option for new students to start classes next month instead of this coming Monday.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 12:28 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Despite what the governor wants, most South Carolina schools won’t open their doors to students five days a week.
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Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 9:54 AM EDT
|By Jeremy Turnage
Columbia County School District leaders are confirming several more cases of COVID-19 days after the district opened.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 8:22 AM EDT
|By Staff
The Aiken County Board of Education met as officials review a state requirement for staff members and students to wear face coverings.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 7:48 AM EDT
Some rural Georgia counties are getting education grants, and some of that money is earmarked for technology.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 7:36 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
A Georgia school district has quarantined more than 900 students and staff members because of possible exposure to the coronavirus since classes resumed this last week.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2020 at 10:07 AM EDT
|By Steve Byerly
With a coronavirus case in Grovetown, all five high schools in the Columbia County district have seen positive results just a week into the school year.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2020 at 9:17 AM EDT
|By WTOC News Staff
Local doctors are encouraging you to treat the school year a bit differently with your children.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2020 at 4:49 AM EDT
|By Jason Raven
In South Carolina, 30,000 students took an Advanced Placement exam in the spring during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now their test scores are rolling in.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2020 at 11:35 AM EDT
|By Jeremy Turnage and Nick Proto
Over 18,000 students in Richmond County will be starting the school year virtually, officials from the Richmond County School System say.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2020 at 9:35 AM EDT
|By WTOC News Staff
Kroger stores in Georgia are offering a little extra help to those buying school supplies for the upcoming school year.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2020 at 7:31 AM EDT
|By Staff
On Tuesday, the Aiken County school board will talk about adding a temporary policy for face masks in schools.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 1:06 PM EDT
|By Kennedi Harris and Tyria Goines
Some school districts have already opened their doors, while Richmond County is still preparing.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 9:38 AM EDT
The film “Armed With Knowledge” portrays Noah, a preteen boy that ends up making a bad decision, leading to prison for illegal firearm possession
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 9:32 AM EDT
Masks will be required on South Carolina school buses this year and they’ll be capped at 67 percent capacity.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 6:00 AM EDT
Three coronavirus cases in the first three days of classes won’t change plans for the start of the school year in Columbia County, officials say.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 4:13 AM EDT
|By Steve Byerly
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is introducing Educator Appreciation Week as a sweet way to acknowledge educators who go above and beyond the call of duty — wherever the classroom is.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 11:38 PM EDT
|By Celeste Springer
After photos from North Columbia Elementary School sparked some talk on social media, we went to school officials to for clarity on wearing masks and social distancing for younger students.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 7:36 PM EDT
|By WIS News 10 Staff
The University of South Carolina surveyed every school teacher in the state regarding their experiences teaching during the COVID pandemic.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 9:23 AM EDT
|By Caroline Coleburn
The coronavirus pandemic continues to shine a light on how many South Carolinians are truly in the dark when it comes to internet access.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2020 at 5:56 AM EDT
|By Tradesha Woodard
Columbia County educators and parents say things went pretty smoothly when schools reopened Monday — and they want a repeat today.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2020 at 5:53 PM EDT
|By Brady Trapnell
Four CSRA counties had their first day of school today and it was full of kids wearing masks, hallways divided, and teachers giving out hand sanitizer outside of class.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2020 at 5:06 PM EDT
Burke County Middle School officials say they have three active cases of COVID-19 among employees.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2020 at 12:53 AM EDT
|By Celeste Springer
Oasis Church is Hephzibah, Georgia handed out 500 backpacks filled with school supplies Sunday.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2020 at 12:15 AM EDT
|By Celeste Springer
Columbia County parents send their students off to school this week, but not without concerns of safety and the quality of their education during a pandemic.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2020 at 11:33 PM EDT
|By Kennedi Harris
Augusta University is preparing for the first phase of re-opening the Summerville campus. Students are set to move back into dorms on August 3rd.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 4:32 PM EDT
|By Brady Trapnell
We’ve shown you what it will look like for kids in school, but what about after school? Extracurricular activities are having to adjust.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 3:05 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Turnage
Three dozen more South Carolina school districts have gotten approval from the state Department of Education to reopen.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 12:42 PM EDT
|By Kennedi Harris
The Columbia County School District is mapping out exactly how back to school will look for your kids — less than a week from the first day of class.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 8:49 AM EDT
|By Jason Raven
A pilot program with South Carolina Educational Television is testing the effectiveness of broadcasting lesson plans as data over a TV signal.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 7:21 AM EDT
|By Staff
Georgia will dedicate $6 million to help school districts connect students to the internet, according to the office of Gov. Brian P. Kemp.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 6:43 AM EDT
|By Tradesha Woodard
Marlon Gordon says food service for kindergartners through 12th-graders is a few years behind when it comes to technology and innovation.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2020 at 11:16 PM EDT
|By Kennedi Harris
Without a doubt, this school year will look a lot different. And instead of being in class, 57 percent of Richmond County students will be learning right from home.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2020 at 9:40 PM EDT
The decision comes in recognition of the challenges presented to potential students and their families by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2020 at 5:43 PM EDT
|By Brady Trapnell
Back to school plans in Columbia County were changed only one week before kids were due back in class, starting with a new A/B schedule
Updated: Jul. 30, 2020 at 4:35 PM EDT
The Burke County Board of Education has officially voted to delay the opening of school for students until Tuesday, September 8, 2020.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2020 at 12:45 PM EDT
The Georgia and South Carolina departments of education will receive millions in funding to expand virtual and personalized learning in the states.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2020 at 10:11 AM EDT
Orangeburg Prep’s fieldhouse caught fire this week. By the time firefighters arrived, the building was engulfed in flames.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2020 at 8:15 AM EDT
|By Staff
A hearing was held in Orangeburg regarding a lawsuit filed to stop South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster from allocating money to help families pay for private school tuition.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2020 at 6:59 PM EDT
|By Celeste Springer
For many, getting set up with an internet connection is as simple as getting a router. But for some people living in rural parts of Georgia, it's not as easy.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2020 at 6:29 PM EDT
|By Nick Proto
While at the national tournament in Tennessee, they found out the rest of the season was canceled, but classes continued, and the team showed why they’re called student-athletes.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2020 at 9:18 AM EDT
|By Jeremy Turnage and Kennedi Harris
During a meeting on Wednesday, the Aiken County School District board voted to push the start date of schools back to August 31.