SC not improving fast enough

Education panel: SC not improving fast enough
 
By SEANNA ADCOX, Associated Press    
February 11, 2013


COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Holding back third-graders who are far behind in their reading skills and requiring elementary school teachers to earn a literacy credential are among ideas being considered by South Carolina's education oversight panel.

An annual report released Monday by the Education Oversight Committee shows that schools are not improving fast enough to meet the panel's 2020 goals. The unsurprising report — which looks similar to previous reports — prompted chairman Neil Robinson to call for action.

"In order for the world to be within our reach, the path forward needs to look quite differently," he said. "We can't continue to operate our schools the same way and expect different results."

The report shows that far too many schools are underperforming — with 9 percent of students statewide attending schools at or near the bottom of the state's grading system — and one in five high school students not graduating within five years.

Many of those who do graduate aren't prepared.

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