Editorial: A review of The State’s endorsements
COLUMBIA, SC — THE CAMPAIGNING is over, and now it’s the voters’ turn. Here’s a review of our endorsements in today’s election: Governor. Democratic Sen. Vincent Sheheen is smart and studied and...
View ArticleMolly Spearman to lead SC Schools
COLUMBIA, SC — Molly Spearman will head S.C. public schools after defeating Democratic candidate Tom Thompson on Tuesday by a wide margin. Spearman, of Saluda, has led a school administrators’...
View ArticleGive thanks for teachers
My family has a tradition that you can celebrate your birthday until the last card arrives. At least that’s what I always tell my family when I send tardy birthday cards every year. So it’s no surprise...
View ArticleEducator profile: Molly Bardonaro, teacher, Helke Elementary
Name: Molly Bardonaro Position: Third grade teacher at Helke Elementary and varsity girls high school basketball coach in Vandalia-Butler City Schools. Education: Graduated from Butler High School in...
View ArticleSchools seeking relief for stressed teachers
ST. PETERSBURG — There is little that local school officials can do to curtail the number of standardized tests required by the state’s new education standards. But many are finding ways to give...
View ArticleSpearman leads SC superintendent money race
COLUMBIA, S.C. In the crowded field to be South Carolina's next schools chief, Molly Spearman leads the money race among eight Republicans...
View ArticleSpearman leads money race for superintendent
COLUMBIA, S.C. Republican Molly Spearman has raised more than 10 times the amount of Democrat Tom Thompson in their race to be South...
View ArticleEducation superintendent: Montrio Montess Belton (D)
Columbia, SC — Date of birth, including year: 1973 Number of years living in the district you seek to represent: Born and Raised in South Carolina Family (name of spouse, number and ages of children if...
View ArticleAtwater, Spearman lead in SC schools chief race
In the Republican race to be South Carolina’s next superintendent of education, Sally Atwater has out-fundraised the seven other candidates. However in the last 15 days of the primary race, Molly...
View ArticleFriday letters: Choose Spearman to lead schools
Columbia, SC — On Tuesday, voters will have the opportunity to select the Republican nominee for state superintendent of education in a runoff. In my opinion, that is one of the most important choices...
View ArticleEditorial: Belton is SC Democrats’ best choice for education superintendent
Columbia, SC — MONTRIO Belton talks about not being sure the state needs to be spending more on the public schools, and he talks about the need to give parents more options about their children’s...
View ArticleZais says he will kill Common Core
COLUMBIA Lawmakers who wanted to see Common Core disappear from S.C. classrooms could not kill the education standards this spring. But lame-duck state schools Superintendent Mick Zais says he has a...
View ArticleSuperintendent of Education - The candidates at a glance
Republicans Sally Atwater, 63, of Charleston Special-needs teacher, former executive director of President George W. Bushs Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities; also, worked in the U.S....
View ArticleSpearman leads SC schools chief race in fund raising
The Republican nominee for superintendent of education raised more money and has more available to spend than the two opponents she will face in November. Molly Spearman had raised $222,375 through...
View ArticleDemocrat running for schools chief says SC should focus on teachers for poor...
COLUMBIA, SC — The Democratic candidate for state schools superintendent said Wednesday he wants to attract teachers to high-poverty, low-performing school districts by providing them with better...
View ArticleSpearman is no fan of Zais approach to Common Core
A reasonable person could ask how Education Superintendent Mick Zais’ plan to strip all vestiges of Common Core from our state’s curriculum standards could drive me to apologize for endorsing him four...
View Article12 candidates vying to lead SC schools
COLUMBIA, SC — While one candidate for S.C. superintendent wants to legalize marijuana, another wants the NAACP to end its boycott of South Carolina. A third candidate has close connections to the Bush...
View ArticleChief of admin group runs for SC superintendent
The director of the state Association of School Administrators announced her bid Monday to be South Carolina's next superintendent, touting her various roles in education. Molly Spearman is now the...
View ArticleELECTION 2014: UPDATED -- Spearman becomes tenth candidate for schools chief
Note: This is an update to a story that ran on Monday's Morning Buzz. Molly Spearman, executive director of the S.C. Association of School Administrators, officially joined the race for state...
View ArticleTwo York Republican lawmakers back Spearman in superintendent race
Two Republican lawmakers from York County endorsed Molly Spearman in the race for state superintendent of...
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