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Former Beaufort County school board member Carbiener dies

A former Beaufort County Board of Education member who helped launch an education foundation has died.

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Report: SC teacher preparation beats national average, but still needs improvement

A report from a nonprofit organization calls for improving some methods of teacher preparation in South Carolina, but gives the state an above-average grade when compared to other states.
EDUCATION

Beaufort High choir earns top award in national competition

A group of Beaufort High School singers took top honors this weekend at a national choral competition.
BEAUFORT NEWS

Number of teachers earning National Board certification dips locally, statewide

The number of teachers earning a top teaching credential has tapered in recent years in Beaufort County and statewide, and some education officials say cuts in bonuses and financial assistance to pay for the program are partly to blame.
BEAUFORT NEWS

Singleton given severance package as Strive to Excel shuttered

At their final meeting, board members of a nearly broke, nonprofit mentoring group voted unanimously to give a parting gift to the CEO whose management of the organization helped bring about its demise.
EDUCATION

McCracken principal reassigned to lead alternative Beaufort County school program

A Bluffton middle school principal who has been on paid leave for more than two months has been reassigned, district officials said Monday.
BEAUFORT NEWS

School board to hold some meetings in southern Beaufort County

Beginning next month, not all Beaufort County Board of Education meetings will be held in Beaufort.
EDUCATION

Beaufort County school board gets iPads to go paperless

Between presentations, handouts and other documents, more than 2,000 sheets of paper were used for Friday's Beaufort County Board of Education meeting.
EDUCATION

Bridges Preparatory selects head of new charter school

The first head of Bridges Preparatory School has experience as a teacher, as a principal and as a school-district administrator.
EDUCATION

Governor's School to offer engineering program at Bluffton High

A pilot program to boost knowledge of engineering and extend college credit will be offered to a handful of Beaufort County students next school year.
EDUCATION

3 Beaufort County school teachers earn national certification

Three Beaufort County teachers have earned one of the top credentials of their profession, it was announced Tuesday.