COLUMBIA, SC — Eight Republicans running for state superintendent of education faced off Tuesday in an ETV debate — staking out their positions on a range of issues from Common Core education standards and teacher evaluations to whether intelligent design should be taught in the state’s science classrooms. The candidates are competing to lead the state Department of Education, a largely administrative role that has no direct authority over the state’s more than 80 school districts. But the position does offer candidates a bully pulpit to spread their messages and advocate for their agendas. Molly Spearman, executive director of...
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