...involved. They are not teaching to a test, but teaching to what makes them smart as they go through life."State Superintendent of Education Mick Zais said low-income pupils deserve the same chance as other kids for a good education."High-income...

...school effectiveness, the data confirms a trend: reading skills remain an area of great concern," said state Superintendent of Education Mick Zais in a news release. "Nationwide assessments continue to show a reading gap between South Carolina...

...says the proposal is about offering Georgia children more educational options. Deal's fellow Republican, state Superintendent of Education John Barge, is the most high-profile opponent. He counters that the amendment duplicates existing authority...

...extraordinary accomplishment to attend school for more than 2,000 consecutive days and never miss one," said State Superintendent of Education Mick Zais in a statement. "These students should be proud, and the families and schools that supported...

...Department of Corrections with the Department of Probation, Pardon and Parole; to have the governor appoint the state superintendent of Education; and to have the governor and lieutenant governor run on the same ticket.These are all reasonable, easily...

Fifteen struggling South Carolina schools, including four in the Augusta area, were added to a state program designed to improve student achievement. Meanwhile 20 others, including three local schools, were allowed to leave after meeting improvement goals, the state Department of Education announced today.

Fewer schools in Aiken and Edgefield counties, along with the rest of South Carolina, failed to make sharply increased federal "adequate yearly progress" benchmarks in the 2010-11 school year, according to results released today.

...students, their families, teachers, and mentors deserve the credit for improvement in GED passage rates," State Superintendent of Education Mick Zais said in a statement. "While our goal is to graduate every student with a high school diploma...

...critical reading, math and writing. The minimum score on each section is 200.Mick Zais, South Carolina's state superintendent of education, said he was troubled by the Palmetto State's reading and writing scores.South Carolina's average...

...their first attempt last spring."English and mathematics are the foundational subjects in education," State Superintendent of Education Mick Zais said in a news release. "On the state's high school exit exam, every student group increased...