A school choice bill in South Carolina has lawmakers, teachers and school administrators mostly in agreement. The bill would require every school district in the state to offer some type of program to send children to a school outside their zoned areas. It also would allow children to go to a school in a different district. A Senate subcommittee rekindled the proposal at a meeting Wednesday. The bill puts some limits on choice schools, classes and programs can't get overcrowded and choice students would have to find their own transportation. Senators in the subcommittee didn't vote on the bill Wednesday, saying they want to make some tweaks first.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In a South Carolina General Assembly session that has already shown some sharp divides between lawmakers and teachers and school administrators, a school choice bill has
The latest bill in the "school choice" initiative aims to allow families to pick which public school to attend either in their district or another nearby district.
With a state budget surplus of nearly $3 billion and determination to fight federal mandates, Spartanburg area lawmakers have plenty on their plates in this, th