Diette Courrégé
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Diette Courrege covers K-12 education in Charleston County. She's a native of Baton Rouge, La., and a graduate of Louisiana State University. Courrege came to The Post and Courier in 2005 after a two-year stint at the Bristol Herald Courier in Bristol, Va. She enjoys reading, running and cheering on her LSU Tigers. She can be reached at (843) 937-5546 or dcourrege@postandcourier.com. Follow her @Diette on Twitter or www.facebook.com/diettecourrege on Facebook.
Recent Stories
8 local schools get $38,000 from Lowe's
Eight schools from Berkeley and Charleston counties are among 25 statewide to win a Lowe's Toolbox for Education grant this fall. More than 585 schools and parent organizations nationwide were awarded grants for parent-initiated school improvement projects.
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Black veterans shaped history
Telling stories of our 'hometown heroes'
Helen Richards and her brother, Medal of Honor recipient Ralph Johnson, stayed up talking most of the night, the last night he would spend at home before leaving for Vietnam.
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Local black military heroes discuss their experiences
Helen Richards and her brother, Medal of Honor recipient Ralph Johnson, stayed up talking most of the night, the last one he would spend at home before leaving for Vietnam.
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Student testing to change
S.C. reading, math plan gets initial OK
The reading and math tests South Carolina third- through 12th-graders take this spring likely won't exist in three years.
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State education board to make decision on new state test today
The South Carolina Board of Education will meet this afternoon to make a decision on the new test the state's public school students will take starting in 2014-15.
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Literacy test scores inaccurate
Some in Charleston County graded too low
Thousands of Charleston County first-graders received inaccurate literacy test results in the fall after a not-for-profit group botched the exams' scoring.
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Testing group inaccurately scores thousands of exams for Charleston first-graders
Thousands of Charleston County first-graders received inaccurate literacy test results earlier this fall after a not-for-profit group botched the exams' scoring.
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Teacher pay raise tops wish list
There are few certainties about the 2012-13 school year budget, but if Charleston County School Superintendent Nancy McGinley has her way, teachers will be getting more money.
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Increasing pay, extended school year proposed
Charleston County School Superintendent Nancy McGinely says increasing teachers’ pay is her No. 1 priority for the 2012-13 school year budget.
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Crossing where girl struck to be improved
The Park West Boulevard crosswalk where a truck hit an 11-year-old girl last month soon will be equipped with a new $20,000 flashing sign and a crossing guard in an effort to make it safer.
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