Resources
South Carolina Whole Child Education Policy: A Preliminary Analysis
This policy overview provides a snapshot of where South Carolina is while also suggesting next…
Teacher Leadership and South Carolina’s Teaching Profession:
A Path Forward to Accelerate Student Learning in the Aftermath of the Pandemic
by Barnett Berry and Patrick Kelly Hardly a day goes by without another headline on the challenges…
Teacher Leadership for Whole Child Education: A Global Perspective
This report describes how teacher leadership has created opportunities to rethink education so that…
Filling the Gap
by Dr. Thomas E. Hodges, Interim Dean of the College of Education at UofSC and Director for…
One More Time
by Alexis Kelly, Fifth Grade Teacher, H.E. Corley Elementary There I am, nervously pacing around…
Belief and Support: What First-Year Teachers Need
by Yesenia Solis-Laboy, Second Grade Teacher, Lake Carolina Elementary It was our open house two…
Finding the Light
by Ashley Harmon, Science Teacher, Blythewood Middle School As the early sun begins to rise from…
Finding the Joy
by Anna Maria Gardiner, English Teacher, Spring Hill High School My first year teaching Soon…
Summary of Results for the SC TEACHER Exit Survey from the 2020-21 Pilot Administration
The pilot administration of the SC Teacher Exit Survey (SC-TEACHER, 2021) from the 2020-21 academic…
Finding My Rhythm as a New Teacher
by Carson Coomes, Orchestra Director, Blythewood Middle School As a fourth grader, I remember being…
Setting the Vision for SC-TEACHER
by Dr. Thomas E. Hodges, Interim Dean of the College of Education at UofSC and Director for…
The Relationship Between Poverty and School Performance
ABSTRACT Poverty shapes the experience of more than twelve million children in the United States.…
Carolina Transition to Teaching: We’re Better Together
The Carolina Transition to Teaching Program, funded through a US DoE Teacher Quality Partnership…
Teaching During a Pandemic: Initial Insights from SC Teachers
Teaching During a Pandemic: Initial Insights from SC Teachers
Teacher Retention in South Carolina: Exploring School-Level Factors
Teacher Retention in South Carolina: Exploring School-Level Factors
The Relationship Between Poverty and School Performance in South Carolina
The Relationship Between Poverty and School Performance in South Carolina
Exploring the Uniformity of South Carolina Teacher Vacancies
Analyses were conducted on teacher vacancies at the start of the 2020-21 school year in SC…
Retaining Teachers through Talent Centered Education Leadership
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 exacerbated pre-existing teacher staffing…
Why I’m Still Here: Reflections on the Choice to Teach
by Alexis Deese-Smith 7th Grade English Language Arts Teacher at R.H. Fulmer Middle School…