Latest local news, weather and high school sports from the Midlands

Monday, April 22, 2013  Voters will decide next year whether church cake walks and school raffles will finally become legal in South Carolina.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  South Carolina Schools Superintendent Mick Zais says congressional action averted the continuation of a $36 million federal punishment over special education spending.

Friday, February 01, 2013  Nearly two dozen South Carolina schools and nonprofits statewide are receiving a total of $1.8 million in federal grants to provide students with before- and after-school programs.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  South Carolina schools chief Mick Zais wants more money for textbooks, school buses, and teacher supplies.

Monday, June 04, 2012  The U.S. Education Department has denied South Carolina's request to further appeal a $36 million penalty for not spending enough on special education during the economic downturn.

Friday, June 01, 2012  The latest news, weather and sports in the Midlands for June 1, 2012

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  Some lawmakers want to change the system in which school districts around South Carolina are funded.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  Sumter County deputies say no charges will be filed in a fight in a middle school bathroom that was uploaded to the Internet.

Monday, April 02, 2012  The Sumter community is outraged after a video of a what appears to be a teenage boy being bullied in a middle school bathroom surfaced on the internet this weekend.

Monday, February 20, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley says her proposed budget for the next fiscal year increases money for public schools. But a closer look shows her recommendations would actually decrease state funding by nearly $80 million.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  A House panel has advanced a bill requiring middle and high school teachers in South Carolina to get suicide prevention training.

Thursday, December 08, 2011  The South Carolina Board of Education says it will try to resolve a dispute with Superintendent Mick Zais before Christmas. Zais has refused to give the board the monthly report it wants on any federal grants above $10 million for which South Carolina schools are eligible.

Friday, July 29, 2011  The percentage of South Carolina elementary and middle schools meeting federal education goals took a nosedive this year despite improving test scores.

Monday, May 09, 2011  The Senate has designated more than $12 million for new school buses in its $5.8 billion general budget spending plan for the coming year. Senators voted to take the money from unclaimed lottery prizes.

Monday, April 11, 2011  Lawmakers are considering a proposal that would require more principal evaluations.