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Friday, Aug. 22, 2008
Grandparent and retired school librarian Bitsy Foster wanted to help her family with some of their back-to-school costs, so she offered to pay for the supplies for her two grandchildren.
After receipts for her sixth-grade grandson at Moultrie Middle School totaled $120, she backed down on her offer to pay for the younger grandchild's supplies.
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Friday, Aug. 22, 2008
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SUMMERVILLE — Amber Johnson, a ninth-grader at new Ashley Ridge High School, was standing outside the front doors at 6 a.m. on Thursday, the first day of school in Dorchester County.
Classes didn't start until 7:25, an hour and a half later.
"I didn't want to be late," said Johnson, who lives in the nearby Legend Oaks neighborhood.
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Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
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Stephanie Dotson wasn't satisfied with the school options in her North Charleston community, so she opted to homeschool her children.
But after she heard about the Charleston Charter School for Math & Science, she decided to submit an application for her seventh- and ninth-grade children to attend the public school. Both were accepted, and Dotson couldn't have been happier about the school opening on Tuesday.
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Monday, Aug. 18, 2008
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School supply lists that include notebooks, folders and pencils can add up to hundreds of dollars for parents. But these are tough economic times, and some families are scrimping and struggling to pay basic food and energy bills. For many, the city-sponsored sixth annual First Day Festival on Sunday was a blessing and a relief because it provided those much-needed school supplies for free.
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Monday, Aug. 18, 2008
The first day of school is a rite of passage we all experience. For some, it's a day preceded by a sleepless night and an inability to eat because of stomach-twisting nerves. For others, it's like waking up on Christmas morning; the day just can't get here soon enough.
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Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008
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SUMMERVILLE — Dorchester District 2 Schools Superintendent Joe Pye gave the school board some homework that taxpayers may have to grade.
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Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008
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Back to school or back to chaos?
In mid-August, the slow jog of summer suddenly turns into a sprint. School starts up; there are practices to make, games to play, projects to labor over. The social season turns a page.
With or without kids, life quickens for nearly everyone in the fall with its burst of happenings and the approach of two major holidays.
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Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008
South Carolina students posted improvements on the ACT college entrance exam for the fifth consecutive year, but those gains weren't enough to beat the national average. The composite score for the Palmetto State's 2008 high school graduates was 19.9 on a 36-point scale, which is a .3 improvement from last year and the highest score in the state's history, according to results released early today.
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Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008
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ST. GEORGE — Raising test scores in the rural schools of Dorchester County is District 4 Superintendent Jerry Montjoy's major goal this year. His action plan is simple: Make sure teachers are focusing on the essentials and engaging students. He also wants to get parents involved, including letting them look at their children's grades online.
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Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008
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Finding space for new students is always a concern for Dorchester School District 2 Superintendent Joe Pye. But he also has some plans for keeping up the quality in schools around Summerville, including a new program to raise math test scores. Pye outlined his goals last week in an interview with The Post and Courier.
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Monday, Aug. 11, 2008
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The dignitaries still were speaking from the dais Sunday when sizeable patches of the standing-room-only crowd started breaking away to get a first look at the new, $75 million Cane Bay High school.
Students, with parents in tow, took off to explore as much of the 386,000-square-foot school as they could.
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Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008
Charleston County schools Superintendent Nancy McGinley's first year as superintendent was a relatively smooth ride, but that could change this coming year. McGinley, now in her second year as the district's top leader, will have at least three new bosses after this fall's school board election, and she'll have to handle the emotional and controversial issue of recommending schools for closure or consolidation. McGinley sat down with The Post and Courier to reflect on the past and talk about the upcoming school year, which begins Aug. 19.
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Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008
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