The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opened today for students who are planning to attend college in the 2019-2020 school year. Filling out the FAFSA is the first step for students to access federal grants and loans as well as both state and institutional grants and scholarships. These funds can be used to […]
TCCC is seeking to engage the tri-county community in a more meaningful way and has re-launched the Community Engagement Committee. Using equity as the foundation of the work, the committee met on Sept. 27. Thank you to all those who attended and participated in the meeting! To learn more and join the committee, contact LaTisha Vaughn-Brandon, TCCC’s Director of […]
The world needs more creative thinkers! Register with the Conrad Challenge by October 19 to be part of the one-of-a-kind competition changing the world. The Conrad Challenge is an annual, multi-phase innovation and entrepreneurial competition that brings together students from across the world to develop extraordinary and viable solutions to benefit our world. The 2018-2019 competition has […]
Thanks to The Post and Courier for this strong editorial about the need for an education revolution in South Carolina! “There’s no getting around it. South Carolina suffers from a legacy of segregation and extreme poverty, thus its public schools consistently rank among the worst in the nation,” the editorial says. “Bold action is needed.” Read the […]
Year-end test results released this week by the S.C. Department of Education show year-over-year increases in third grade reading and math and eighth grade math proficiencies across the tri-county region. Eighth grade reading proficiency levels declined slightly from 2016-2017 to 2017-2018. At the third-grade level, 50.8 percent of tri-county students met or exceeded grade-level reading […]
Meeting Street Elementary @Brentwood is looking for volunteers to join their Read365 program. Volunteers are needed from 2:10 to 3:10 p.m. on Tuesdays and from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Volunteers will be paired with either one or two students for hour-long sessions each week. Email Elizabeth Coulton at ecoulton@beemok.com to learn more!
