The South Carolina Department of Education sent this press release out yesterday: Columbia, SC – Today, Dr. Mick Zais, State Superintendent of Education, announced that South Carolina has rejected the Common Core Science Standards and adopted new, high-level standards. “I am pleased to announce that we have rejected the Common Core Science Standards and adopted […]
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley Signs Common Core Replacement Bill
When the South Carolina Legislature passed their Common Core replacement bill it was certain that Governor Nikki Haley would sign the bill into law. She did just that last week on May 30th. South Carolina becomes the second state to repeal the Common Core, but this replacement will not take effect until the 2015-2016 school […]
SC is Out of Smarter Balanced, Superintendent’s Race Focused on Common Core
This is a little anticlimactic, especially after reporting that the South Carolina Department of Education was taking steps to pull out of Smarter Balanced earlier this month. I’m a little late to the party updating this story, but last week The Post and Courier reported that South Carolina Superintendent of Education informed the State Board […]
South Carolina Taking Steps to Withdraw from Smarter Balanced
Thursday afternoon District Superintendents in South Carolina Public Schools received a memo from Dr. Nancy Busbee, the Deputy Superintendent in the Accountability Department at the South Carolina Department of Education. She said that the department is taking steps to withdraw from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. School districts are to suspend any Smarter Balanced Assessment […]
Mick Zais’ Battle for Education Reform in South Carolina
Ben Velderman of the Education Action Group wrote an excellent profile on South Carolina State Superintendent of Education Mick Zais in a guest post over at Caffeinated Carolina. I encourage you to read it. Here’s a money quote for me: “The education industrial complex is bipartisan,” Zais said. “We have RINOs – Republicans in Name […]