RISE SC represents a network of individuals, businesses and advocacy organizations committed to improving the lives of South Carolinians through comprehensive and sustained reform of our public education system. With a supporter list that includes South Carolinians from all walks of life -- from classroom teachers to CEOs of major corporations to faith and community leaders, and even the State Superintendent of Education - RISE SC provides an infrastructure through which the voices of every citizen to whom public education is a priority will be heard.

Empowering Public Education supporters

South Carolinians believe in public education.  The citizens of our state support our public schools and want to see the kind of the sustained reform and long-term improvement our education system needs and our children deserve. RISE SC is committed to engaging our fellow South Carolinians in the effort to reform public education. By organizing education advocates at the grassroots level to impact the policy-making process, RISE SC will ensure that the voices of public education supporters are heard by lawmakers. Read more >>

Influencing Lawmakers

RISE SC will combine our grassroots campaign with an aggressive lobbying effort at the State House.  With a lobbying team that brings more than 25-years of combined experience, RISE SC will supplement the vital work of other public education advocacy groups and support the legislative agenda of State Superintendent of Education, Jim Rex in his effort to reform our public schools. Meet our lobbying team >>

News

House freshmen attend orientation
South Carolina House rookies spent Tuesday finding out what to expect in their freshmen terms.
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Voters showed support for public schools (Opinion)
In every American election, there is a message to government. Our choices send a clearer message in some years than others -- President Reagan in ...
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Time to move from partisanship to citizenship
Jim Rex struck an excellent note: In an election-eve letter to his Education Department mailing list, he called on classroom teachers to use the ...
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