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Tuesday, December 11, 2012  Two North Carolina school districts and one in South Carolina are among 16 nationwide to land federal funds in the first time competitive federal Race to the Top grants have gone directly to local school leaders.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  By eighth grade, American students have fallen behind their Russian, Japanese and Taiwanese counterparts in math, and trail students from Hong Kong, Slovenia and South Korea in science.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  The District 20 race for Senate has two contenders hoping to knock off a long time fixture at the Statehouse.

Friday, April 27, 2012  U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint is hosting a forum on education reform featuring former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.  The Empower South Carolina Education Reform Summit is scheduled for Friday at the Columbia Convention Center.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  A new education reform bill received plenty of support at the State House Tuesday.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  A father of three children ages 2 to 6, Fairfield County resident Kevin Thomas says he's not excited about sending them to the county's public school system.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010  Such a change could cost cash-strapped state governments and local school districts billions of dollars, strip teachers of a time-honored perk of their profession, and irk officials in states that already bridle at federal intrusion into their traditional control over education.

Monday, September 27, 2010  Barely into the new school year, President Barack Obama issued a tough-love message to students and teachers on Monday: Their year in the classroom should be longer, and poorly performing teachers should get out.

Thursday, January 07, 2010  Schwarzenegger signs education reforms that will let Calif. to compete for federal money