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What's next for schools?
By BILL DAVIS, editor

AUG. 27, 2010 -- With barely three months left on the job, now may be the time for S.C. Superintendent of Education Jim Rex to step forward, name names, identify failed programs and cut a path toward better public schools.

So what should South Carolina do, Dr. Rex? Who exactly needs to be called out? What exactly needs to be changed? “We don’t know yet,” Rex said last week, adding that education experts and professors and researchers are learning more every day. ... MORE






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COMMENTARY | ANDY BRACK
Get the facts before you get angry


AUG. 27, 2010 – Anger seems to be America’s newest and largest domestic product. If all of the energy from mad Americans could be bottled, it would be a better and more renewable energy source than wind or solar.

But how much of that anger is misplaced or just plain misinformed?.... MORE

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MY TURN | JANE FREDERICK
Stock school plans are a bad idea

AUG. 27, 2010 --
The American Institute of Architects South Carolina believes school facilities should be designed and built to fit the environment, the location, and the specific needs of children and teachers using those schools. Stock plans or "scalable pre-designed templates" are a one-size-fits-all approach to school construction that has been proven not work for many reasons. ... MORE

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