The Issues
Public School Choice
RISE SC opposes vouchers and tax credits that would rob public schools of funding and give it to private schools with no accountability. Instead, RISE SC supports expanding choice within the state's public schools with programs such as single gender, Montessori, language infused and arts infused curriculum. To read more about this issue, click here.
Reforming Accountability
RISE SC supports pending legislation introduced by Representative Bob Walker (R-Anderson) to make major revisions to the Education Accountability Act of 1998. This includes replacing the PACT test, a 40 percent reduction in testing time for students, and new, interim tests designed to give teachers and students the information they need to improve achievement. To read about this issue in the news, click here. To read the legislation, please click here.
Four-year-old Kindergarten
RISE SC supports a new, statewide commitment to fully funding voluntary four-year-old programs for all at-risk children. To read about this issue in the news, click here. To read the legislation,please click here.
Equitable and Adequate Funding
RISE SC believes that it's time to ensure equitable and adequate funding for every student and every school in South Carolina, and the organization is poised to support efforts by State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex and the South Carolina General Assembly to reform the state's tax structure and create a new, fair system of allocating resources to public education. To read more about this issue, click here.
