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Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Clemson President Jim Barker is going back to being an architecture professor after 14 years leading the school.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  More than 2,000 people took part in a Read-In at the South Carolina Statehouse Thursday.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Some Furman University graduates who have gone on to become prominent scholars in their fields are returning to campus to honor a retiring religion professor.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  March 1 is almost here, and automatic federal spending cuts could hit South Carolina hard.

Sunday, February 10, 2013  The South Carolina Army National Guard agricultural team in Afghanistan has built teaching centers and reached out to help more than 300 farmers during its yearlong deployment.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  A teacher accused of having sex with her students is no longer a teacher with Richland School District One.

Monday, January 21, 2013  Education officials say cuts in bonuses and financial assistance to pay for the program are reasons why fewer South Carolina teachers are earning a top credential.

Monday, January 07, 2013  A teacher at Dreher High School faces an additional charge involving an alleged sexual relationship with a student.

Sunday, January 06, 2013  Columbia police are charging a 34-year-old teacher at Dreher High School with sexual battery.

Monday, December 10, 2012  South Carolina's education oversight panel recommends that legislators spend more on programs designed to draw high school students into teaching and fill slots in the state's neediest schools.

Thursday, October 25, 2012  South Carolina's education agency estimates it could cost $67 million to bring teachers' salaries back on track following several years of frozen salary schedules.

Monday, October 08, 2012  Governor Nikki Haley touring the store of hope at the state department of Juvenile Justice Monday afternoon.

Friday, September 28, 2012  A Myrtle Beach woman has been accused of infant neglect at a church preschool center.

Monday, September 03, 2012  South Carolina Army National Guard soldiers are toting rifles and teaching soil conservation while wearing combat gear in Afghanistan.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  The leaders of groups representing teachers and state employees are asking the state Supreme Court to take up its lawsuit against a panel led by Gov. Nikki Haley for ignoring the budget and hiking workers' health insurance premiums.