Zak Koeske
Projects Reporter at The State
Projects reporter @thestate. Tips/gripes: [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
thestate.com | Zak Koeske
Limestone University’s campus in Gaffney, South Carolina. Limestone University COLUMBIA, S.C.Two days before Limestone University announced in April it would be forced to close without an immediate infusion of $6 million, online MBA student Michael Thielen received an email reminder from the Gaffney school to pay for his summer classes by the end of the week. Thielen, a 34-year-old Texas resident, paid $4,037 the same day to enroll in business law and accounting courses.
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2 weeks ago |
thestate.com | Zak Koeske
Commissioner Cheryl Harris listens during a meeting of the Richland 1 School Board on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Joshua Boucher [email protected] COLUMBIA, S.C.A politically-connected Richland County nonprofit that hasn’t filed state or federal financial reports since 2023 is beginning to pay the price for its delinquency.
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3 weeks ago |
thestate.com | Zak Koeske
Signs for American Leadership Academy Blythewood posted outside the entrance of the former Policy Management Systems Corp. campus in Blythewood. Zak Koeske COLUMBIA, S.C.A colossal K-12 charter school that emphasizes patriotism and strong moral values appears primed to open next year on a sprawling plot of land along U.S. 21 in Blythewood that was once home to Policy Management Systems Corp., a long-defunct insurance technology company.
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3 weeks ago |
scnow.com | Zak Koeske
Limestone University’s charter school district will wind down its operations over the next 13 months, and all of the schools it oversees will need to find new sponsors for the 2026-2027 school year.
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3 weeks ago |
thetandd.com | Zak Koeske
Limestone University’s charter school district will wind down its operations over the next 13 months, and all of the schools it oversees will need to find new sponsors for the 2026-2027 school year.
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One of South Carolina's statewide charter school authorizers will close at the end of next school year, leaving more than a dozen schools in limbo https://t.co/yogDtx1FQJ
After months of trying to trace the spending of a politically-connected Richland County nonprofit that was awarded $800K in federal funds to spearhead an anti-crime initiative, I've only been able to account for how about $100K was spent. https://t.co/ZBxC6jkz3d
An enigmatic landscaping company that Richland 1 school district paid $910K last year risks being held in contempt of court for ignoring subpoenas seeking documents related to its work on the district's abandoned early learning center site. https://t.co/WhuZCgTBnq