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Inequalities In Education In South Carolina

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The Carolina Classroom panel, which was sponsored by ETV, gave a different prospective on education in the area of dealing with court and legislation. The panel consisted of distinguished educators or advocates for education in South Carolina. Among those on the panel were Molly Spearman -Superintendent of Education, Senator Gerald Malloy, Dr. Helena Tillar –Marlboro County Superintendent, Dr. Eddie Ingram –Darlington County Superintendent, and Dr. Roy Jones –Clemson University Call me Minster Advisor. The discussion started with the recent South Carolina Supreme Court ruling in Abbeville County School District v. State of South Carolina, which was a 3-2 decision that decided that South Carolina will reexamine their education funding to poorer school districts, and the financial struggles of school districts in rural areas. …show more content…

Most of the panel agreed that most school districts where poverty is high; transportation, facilities, shortage of teachers and educational materials are vast issues. It was asked, if money is the ultimate problem with the situation, but as Senator Malloy responded “money is an issue, but not the sole issue.” The panelist further discussed on numerous occasions, that in order for school districts to get beyond being minimal adequately, it will take the help of everyone to be a solution. Education must be taken seriously, and cannot be left solely in the hands of teachers to provide. In order to see progression, the state of South Carolina must focus on better ways on providing for the educational needs of students in rural areas, and focusing on education in early childhood stages of a child’s

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