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Corridor of Shame, 30 Years After Abbeville: Florence 2 Crosses 90% and Shows Geography Isn't Destiny
In 1993, families in rural South Carolina filed Abbeville County School District v. State of South Carolina, arguing that their children were being denied a minimally adequate education. The districts...
South Carolina's English Learner Population Surged 39% in Seven Years
Seven years ago, roughly one in 14 South Carolina public school students was classified as Limited English Proficient. By 2024-25, the ratio had crossed one in 10. The state added 22,137 students to t...
One in Seven SC Students Is Now Hispanic
In Saluda, a small town west of Columbia where the school district has added 242 students over the past decade, nearly half the 2,600 enrolled children are Hispanic or Latino. Six bilingual graduates ...
White Students Fell Below 50% Seven Years Ago. The Gap Keeps Widening.
In 2019, for the first time in the state's history, white students dropped below half of South Carolina's public school enrollment. That crossing was not a one-year anomaly. It was a hinge. In the sev...