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• RCPEP to Host Inaugural Bright Futures Breakfast

  September 17, 2024
  

  Columbia, SC – September 17, 2024 – Richland County Public Education Partners (RCPEP) is proud to announce the inaugural Bright Futures Breakfast, set to take place on Thursday, October 3, 2024, from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM at The Palmetto Club (Columbia, SC). This inspiring morning event is designed to bring together community leaders, educators, parents, and stakeholders who are… read more

• Hear How Our Resiliency Team is Helping One Mom

  November 25, 2020
  

  I was interviewing a parent for a new podcast that RCPEP is helping launch (more about that later). I was really just talking to her about what it's like to be a parent of a small child during the pandemic. I did not ask her about our Resiliency Team (her son is in the grade with which we work). But,… read more

• RCPEP and PEPGC File Supreme Court Brief Opposing SAFE Grants

  September 22, 2020
  

  Public Education Partners Greenville County (PEPGC) and Richland County Public Education Partners (RCPEP) jointly filed an amici curiae brief in Adams v. McMaster. The case, currently before the South Carolina Supreme Court, could determine the fate of Governor McMaster’s Safe Access to Flexible Education (SAFE) Grants program which aims to create a tuition voucher program for private school students using taxpayer dollars. Governor… read more

• Secretary DeVos is trying to redirect CARES Act money to private schools

  May 22, 2020
  

  South Carolina will receive approximately $216 million dollars for K-12 schools as part of the CARES Act. Congress intended that this money be distributed using the normal Title 1 formula to assist districts and schools with high concentrations of students from low-income households. Our public schools need this funding to help address the impacts of COVID-19 on our most at-risk… read more

• Vote Public Education South Carolina Campaign on June 9th

  May 15, 2020
  

  This election (and every election), public education is on the ballot. From your local school board to the State House to the White House, candidates are vying to be decision-makers when it comes to our public schools.  In South Carolina, that's a big commitment. 92% of our state's children rely on public schools. K-12 public education funding makes up 38% of… read more

• RCPEP Spotlight of the RCSD1 School Board Meeting on Jan. 14

  February 6, 2020
  

  School Board meetings are important sources of information. However, sometimes additional data and context is useful to understand the topics discussed at any one meeting. Click here for Issue #4 of the RCPEP Spotlight about the January 14, 2020 school board meeting. read more

• RCPEP Spotlight of the RCSD1 School Board Meeting on Dec. 10

  January 14, 2020
  

  School Board meetings are important sources of information. However, sometimes additional data and context is useful to understand the topics discussed at any one meeting. Below RCPEP has drafted a summary and provided additional data and analysis regarding the most substantial items discussed at the school board meeting on December 10, 2019. Click here for our most current "Spotlight, Issue… read more

• RCPEP Spotlight of the RCSD1 School Board Meeting on Nov. 12

  December 9, 2019
  

  School Board meetings are important sources of information. However, sometimes additional data and context is useful to understand the topics discussed at any one meeting. Below RCPEP has drafted a summary and provided additional data and analysis regarding the most substantial items discussed at the school board meeting on November 12, 2019. Click here for our most current "Spotlight." read more

• RCPEP Spotlight of the RCSD1 School Board Meeting on Oct. 22

  November 18, 2019
  

  School Board meetings are important sources of information. However, additional data and context is sometimes useful to understand the topics covered at any one meeting. So, RCPEP is going to begin providing that additional data, context, and analysis to the most important information provided at Richland One school board meetings. Here is our first RCPEP Spotlight which covers important information… read more

• School Supplies from Hootie & the Blowfish Delivered to Teachers

  November 5, 2019
  

  SC for Ed, RCPEP, and the Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation teamed up in September to collect school supplies. Prior to the September 12th concert, SC for Ed reached out to hundreds of teachers to get a list of the types of supplies that would be needed throughout the school year. Hootie & the Blowfish then worked very hard to… read more