Tag: Henry McMaster

09/11/2024 | By Lisa Buie

South Carolina’s top education leader vows to defend ESA program after state high court strikes it down

   The big story: Nearly 3,000 low-income students and their families now find themselves scrambling for education options a month into the new school year after the South Carolina Supreme Court tossed out the state’s fledgling education savings account program as unconstitutional.  The state Department of Education announced on Wednesday... READ MORE
09/08/2020 | by Special to NextSteps
If schools can’t — or don’t — reopen, help families pay for at-home teaching with CARES Act, education savings accounts
Editor’s note: This commentary from Katherine Kellett Bathgate, a senior...
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