Ian Grenier
Education Reporter at Post and Courier
Education Lab reporter in Columbia for @postandcourier/@pccolumbia | find me at [email protected] | alum @vicadvocate, @thegamecock, @uofsc | he/him
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6 days ago |
postandcourier.com | Ian Grenier
COLUMBIA — Teachers in South Carolina now will be told roughly how much they're going to be paid before signing their employment contracts under a bill Gov. Henry McMaster signed into law May 7. The new law, known as the Educator Assistance Act, also eases some of the requirements around the professional development training teachers have to undergo, and allows them to move to a different part of the state during the school year without risking their teaching license.
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1 week ago |
postandcourier.com | Ian Grenier
WEST COLUMBIA — The State Board of Education voted to remove 10 more books from all public schools in South Carolina after another wave of complaints about sexual content. The May 6 vote means a total of 21 books have now been pulled from school shelves since the board started hearing complaints last fall under the 2024 state regulation that prohibits depictions of sexual conduct in school materials. Another requires parental consent for a student to read.
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1 week ago |
postandcourier.com | Ian Grenier
COLUMBIA — Sarah Ward was uncertain about her college choice. The Colleton County high schooler was eyeing the University of South Carolina as she weighed her options, but was leaning towards attending a historically Black university instead. On a majority-African American campus, Ward figured, she'd feel like she belonged. Education LabThe Post and Courier’s Education Lab focuses on issues and policies affecting South Carolina’s education system.
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1 week ago |
postandcourier.com | Ian Grenier
COLUMBIA — Richland One is asking county council to approve a property tax increase for its 2025-26 budget, as the school district looks to keep raising its teachers' pay and better address problems with pandemic-fueled student absenteeism. The Post and Courier’s Education Lab focuses on issues and policies affecting South Carolina’s education system.
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2 weeks ago |
postandcourier.com | Ian Grenier
COLUMBIA — The federal government has restored the legal status of some international students at the University of South Carolina, university spokesman Jeff Stensland said, after a nationwide wave of terminations and ensuing lawsuits earlier in April. Education LabThe Post and Courier’s Education Lab focuses on issues and policies affecting South Carolina’s education system.
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New law, signed yesterday by Gov. McMaster, will let teachers know their pay before signing employment contracts, let them move across the state without risking their teaching license and ease training mandates. Celebrated as a "huge win for educators." https://t.co/NsW47mQRkU
