Jim Self Center Scholar, Dr. Holley Ulbrich, provides insight and recommendations for revamping the way we structure South Carolina’s school districts.
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Education Policy and Analysis
School District Organization and Governance in SC
Special Education in SC
This policy brief discusses special education policy in the United States and South Carolina. Current special education enrollments and policy implications are included.
Special Education in South Carolina: A Policy Brief, by Harold L. Long, July 2005High School Dropouts
This study reviews the current literature on high school dropouts in the United States and in South Carolina. An analysis of current data and recommendations are included.
"No Child Left Behind" School Choice Provisions
This white paper raises concerns about the ability of students in South Carolina’s poor, rural school districts to exercise school choice, particularly given few options and long transport distances
"No Child Left Behind" School Choice Provisions: Devilish Details for South Carolina's Neediest Schools, by H. Gregory Hawkins, April 2004Understanding "Poor" Performance
This paper examines the effects of poverty on performance of South Carolina's Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT)
Understanding "Poor" Performance: Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT) Scores and Poverty: By H. Gregory Hawkins, July 2001
