Some of you have been waiting all summer to stock up on supplies for South Carolina’s tax-free weekend. We went to see how much it would cost to get your kids ready for school.
Columbia County Schools and elementary schools in Richmond County are starting off the 2022 school year and one of the concerns for parents is COVID. We talked to a professor of infectious diseases about it.
For some, it’s the night before the first day of school, and that means rushing to the stores to get last-second supplies. We spoke to some parents about what their shopping experience has been like.
We’re checking back in with Richmond County schools and their bus driver openings after being in crisis mode several times last year. What’s the outlook for driver openings now?
With school back in session in the next couple of weeks, there is plenty to get ready for. Here's a look at upcoming events for back-to-school preparation.
Several school districts in our local South Carolina counties will dismiss students early because of severe weather threats. These modified schedules are for April 5.
The report shows as of February, 977 educators — including teachers, school counselors, and librarians — had left their jobs since the school year began.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on Sunday said the new guidelines are for teachers and other school staff that have been exposed to COVID-19 but are not showing symptoms during a “crisis staffing condition.”
For K-12 families across the state, 1.5 million dollar is being spent on 24-hour online tutoring. Students, teachers and caregivers won’t have to pay a thing for it. These services are completely free.
Spearman’s last year in office will include combatting the highly-transmittable omicron variant of COVID-19, assisting schools facing instances and threats of violence, and supporting students and teachers with mental health issues.
The University of South Carolina has announced that they will comply with an executive order requiring its employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Parents in Columbia County - grab your phones and scan the bar code in this story. It will take you to a school district survey to give feedback on how you think the district is doing.
Most public school districts in South Carolina may be required to enforce President Joe Biden’s recently announced COVID-19 action plan for vaccinations in the workplace, state education officials said Tuesday.
Faculty members continue to protest the refusal of Georgia’s public university system to mandate masks and vaccines. But leaders of the 26-university system are making clear those policies aren’t going to change.
Georgia Southern University students can get money in their accounts for getting vaccinated. The university is offering incentives for them to get the shot.
With many students going back to school in the Palmetto State this week, health professionals are concerned cases could be on the rise due to the highly contagious delta variant.
A temporary law in the state budget, called a proviso, prohibits schools and districts from using state funding to require masks, at the risk of losing that funding.
Students in Glascock and Taliaferro counties remain in a virtual-learning mode as the delta variant sweeps the CSRA, infecting more children than the original coronavirus.
South Carolina Education Superintendent Molly Spearman said Wednesday that she’s encouraging state lawmakers to reconsider the law that bans South Carolina schools from requiring masks inside their buildings.
While South Carolina leaders have said the state will not enforce a federal face mask requirement on school buses, individual school districts are allowed to do so, according to a memo sent to district superintendents.
The switch to virtual and paper-and-pencil learning from home started Wednesday, with a tentative return date of Aug. 18. Final return plans will be announced Aug. 13.
During the pandemic, many parents got good at navigating how to teach and help their kids away from the classroom. Now, homeschooling is a trend we’re seeing pick up across the country and here at home.
