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State Department of Education outlines mission, literacy and math initiatives and budget priorities
Summary
Philip Cease, director of governmental affairs for the South Carolina Department of Education, briefed the House Education and Public Works Committee on the department’s strategic plan and 2025 budget priorities, emphasizing the science of reading training, expansion of a Palmetto Math pilot and a $200 million request to raise starting teacher pay to $50,000.
Philip Cease, director of governmental affairs for the South Carolina Department of Education, presented the department’s mission, strategic priorities and budget requests to the House Education and Public Works Committee.
Cease summarized the department’s new strategic framework (described as “one‑four‑one‑four”) and a moonshot goal to increase the share of students at or above grade level. He highlighted the statewide roll‑out of the science of reading professional learning (LETRS) funded by a legislative appropriation of nearly $40 million to train K‑3 teachers, and an expansion of Palmetto Math Project pilot work to improve math instruction in underperforming schools. Cease said about 20,000 teachers have been trained or are in the LETRS pipeline and that the department is pursuing…
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