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Wednesday, May 01, 2013  An effort to expand South Carolina's full-day 4-year-old kindergarten program to more poor children is advancing in the Senate.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  A South Carolina Senate panel has advanced a bill aimed at boosting students' chances for success by ensuring they can read by fourth grade.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Parents could no longer buy a small plot to send their child to a certain school under a bill advanced by a House panel.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A state Senate committee has passed a bill that would allow parents to send their children to public school outside of their school district.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  A House panel has advanced a bill allowing South Carolina school districts to get creative with school hours.

Wednesday, May 04, 2011  South Carolina school districts could get creative with the school day under a bill approved in the House.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011  Some South Carolina lawmakers voted no to school choice bill.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011  It’s an issue that's divided some parent’s educators and lawmakers in the Palmetto State, funding charter schools through federal dollars used for public schools.