South Carolina in the classroom — school board news

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Grades 4 and 5 math results fell and remained below state results

In 2026, 43.5% of grade 4 and 43.3% of grade 5 students met or exceeded the SC Ready math standard, both below the state results and lower than 2025.

In the classroom SC·Sep 8, 2026

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Mini-Grants is a competitive program for CSRA schools to provide grants to classroom teachers for innovative ideas to enhance elementary and middle school science and math curricula. Cash grants of $500, $750 and $1000 are awarded to allow classroom teachers to purchase equipment, supplies and resources to enhance their students' performance in mathematics and science. Elementary and middle school teachers in the seven-county area (Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell and Edgefield Counties in So

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