By Linda HardmanLegislative Chair, DWGC Academic programs across the country – and in Greenville – are in limbo as the Trump administration is still withholding about $7 billion in grant […]
By Linda HardmanDWGC, Legislative Chair It was inevitable that legislators in Columbia would take their cues from their party heroes, President Trump and his minion, Elon Musk. Goose-stepping right along, […]
By Linda HardmanDWGC, Legislative Chair The South Carolina Legislature got off to a speedy start last week, focused on what they say is fixing problems with planned action to find […]
By Linda HardmanLegislative Chair, DWGC On September 11, The South Carolina Supreme Court issued a ruling that ended vouchers to private schools in South Carolina. In a 3-2 decision, the […]
State ed department partners with ultra right video provider By Linda Hardman,Legislative Chair, DWGC South Carolina’s State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver has announced a partnership with PragerU, a conservative, […]
By Laura HaightPresident, DWGC Every time I hear people use the “I don’t do politics” excuse for not wanting to discuss an important issue, it makes my head hurt. I […]
By Linda Hardman, DWGC, Legislative Chair In a recent Ted Talk, Jonathan Friedman, Director of Free Expression and Education Programs for PEN America, said that book bans are toxic for […]
State School Superintendent Ellen Weaver has proposed a far-reaching regulation that would establish a universal definition of “age appropriate” educational materials and would, according to opponents, likely ban a broad […]
By Linda HardmanDWGC, Legislative Chair It may not be the best time to begin a career in library science. Google the benefits of a position as a librarian, and you […]
By Jeff Dishner As many of you may remember, I ran for Senate District 8 in 20012 and then Greenville County School Board of Trustees in 2014. Public education, and […]