Paul Bowers
Post & Courier
North Charleston, SC, United States
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Where does South Carolina's teacher labor movement go after 10,000 person march?
In a single year, a Facebook group for frustrated teachers grew into one of the largest labor actions in South Carolina history, briefly transcending 40-year-old divisions among teacher activists and → Read More
10,000 South Carolina teachers, supporters march on the Statehouse
Decked out in red and numbering in the thousands, a crowd of teachers, parents and supporters will descend on the state capital demanding better working conditions for teachers and students → Read More
In anti-union South Carolina, May 1 teacher protest could make history
With teachers preparing to march on the Statehouse Wednesday, some are uncertain about their legal rights in a staunchly anti-union state. → Read More
Why a South Carolina teacher quit at 28 — and shared her resignation letter with the world
"I cannot set myself on fire to keep someone else warm," a Charleston County teacher wrote to her boss in the fall. Now working as a waitress, she says she → Read More
Charleston County Schools could continue setting the pace for teacher pay raises
Amid an ongoing teacher shortage in South Carolina, Charleston County Schools are looking to raise teacher salaries next school year. It's just a question of how much. → Read More
Big changes could come to Charleston schools in 2020, from redrawn lines to new schools
Drastic changes could come to Charleston County Schools by the fall of 2020 as leaders in South Carolina's second-largest public school district aim to provide equal access to a quality → Read More
Many SC charter schools are racially imbalanced, triggering investigations
Almost two-thirds of South Carolina charter schools are racially segregated according to the state's own charter law, failing to reflect the diversity of the communities they serve. But some advocates → Read More
From tourniquets to armed police, SC schools spent big on security after Parkland shooting
A look at what Charleston area schools are doing to prepare for a mass shooting. They're doing a lot, from new hires to new training to new equipment. → Read More
South Carolina holds back about 350 third-graders who struggle to read
South Carolina schools held back about 354 students in third grade for the 2018-19 school year under a policy meant to catch reading problems early on. That's about one-half of → Read More
Every Citadel cadet must memorize and recite a Robert E. Lee quote. It's fake.
At The Citadel, every freshman cadet is required to memorize a quotation from Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the importance of duty. → Read More
Up to 4,000 SC third-graders could be held back for failing reading test
As many as 4,059 South Carolina students might have to repeat the third grade next school year because they failed a reading test, thanks to a state law that seeks → Read More
Hundreds in rural South Carolina could lose childcare next year
Hundreds of low-income families in rural South Carolina could lose childcare if a federal agency pulls its funding for Early Head Start programs after two employee misconduct incidents in privately → Read More
S.C. Education Department spends $500,000 on ad campaign to attract teachers
The S.C. Department of Education launched a half-million-dollar ad blitz last week to dispel some doom and gloom about public schools and to entice more people to become teachers. → Read More
USDA lays traps for leaf-devouring invasive moths found in North Charleston
Authorities are hot on the trail of an invasive species of moth that could lay waste to the Lowcountry’s majestic live oaks and other trees if left unchecked. → Read More
Charleston spelling bee champ heads to national competition
Before Landon Ethredge takes the stage Wednesday morning at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, he will say a little prayer and then rest in the knowledge that he is as ready as he can be. → Read More
Black members walk out of Charleston school board meeting in protest amid claims of segregation
All three black members of the Charleston County School Board walked out of a board meeting Monday saying that the school district was systematically segregating its schools and making decisions that hurt black students. → Read More
Good morning sunshine: Many Charleston schools could start earlier in fall
Some Charleston County families will have to start their morning routines a little earlier this fall if the school district approves new start times that would affect 61 schools and programs. → Read More
South Carolina’s teacher shortage is about to get worse, study says
The sun is just beginning to peek into the passenger window as teachers Allison Crawford and Hailey Vinchiarello make their one-hour daily carpool trek from Charleston to rural Berkeley County. → Read More
Audit finds C of C overpaid employees who lied on time sheets
An auditor found last spring that two temporary employees in the College of Charleston’s School of Business were getting paid for days they didn’t work — and a supervisor was signing off on it. → Read More
Charleston County teachers brace for painful cuts as community pushes back
The Charleston County School Board is asking many of its teachers to do more with less this fall as it cuts the budget to the bone to avoid a financial shortfall, and some are frightened that they won’t be able to do right by their students. → Read More