MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The general election campaign for South Carolina superintendent of education is underway with the three candidates agreeing Sunday improvements are needed but exchanging gibes and disagreeing over who can get the job done. “One of my colleagues up here has been the director of School Administrators Association for nine years and I’m not seeing school improvement in those nine years,” American Party candidate Ed Murray told about 300 people attending a forum held by the South Carolina School Boards Association. Sitting next to him was Republican Molly Spearman of Saluda, the former director of the school administrators group who emerged from an eight-way June primary to win the GOP nomination. “Party matters” in public education said Democrat Tom Thompson, a former dean of graduate studies at South Carolina State University who bested three other Democrats in the primary. “You can have the state superintendent of education say one thing but the party behind that person has to be consistent with what the state superintendent says,” he added, in a comment directed at Republicans, some of whom favor taxpayer vouchers for private school students. Spearman, meanwhile, said the way to improve education is for people to work together. “The job and our efforts are too important for us to squabble and not get along,” she said.

Sections:  u.s.   
Topics:  Georgia   Chatham County   Augusta   
RELATED ARTICLES
  • Savannah River Site resumes normal activity
    A suspicious item was discovered Wednesday afternoon at the Savannah River National Laboratory, which prompted emergency response activities. Following a thorough investigation, the suspicious item was determined to be non-threatening and Savannah River Site has returned to normal operations, according to a news release. More
  • South Carolina escapee captured in Columbia County
    A prisoner who escaped from a South Carolina corrections facility was arrested in Appling after a passerby reported the man fighting with a woman on the side of the road. According to a news release from the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, police responded to the 6400 block of Cobbham Road around 11 a.m. More
  • Pipeline hearing set for Thursday in Evans
    The committee to evaluate petroleum pipelines in Georgia will hold a public hearing in Columbia County on Thursday. The hearing at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of Building A at the Evans Government Center Complex at 630 Ronald Reagan Drive is the second of three the Joint State Commission on Petroleum Pipelines are holding. More
  • Columbia County seeks woman who searched through wallet
    The Columbia County Sheriff's Office is seeking a woman for questioning after surveillance footage showed her searching through a lost wallet before turning it in. read more More
  • How to minister to undocumented immigrants
    There's a mantra...Read more More
BING NEWS:
  • President: general election, Louisiana, 2024
    The position of the flag indicates whether the organization is partisan. Organizations are considered partisan if they operate on behalf of a candidate, party, campaign committee, PAC, super PAC, ...
    05/3/2024 - 10:17 am | View Link
  • In WA education chief race, upstart candidate raises twice as much as incumbent
    About 55% of Reid Saaris' contributors are not based in Washington, but Saaris said that has to do with his past in nonprofit work. About 79% of incumbent Chris Reykdal’s ...
    05/2/2024 - 5:00 am | View Link
  • Latest Polls
    Who’s Ahead in National Presidential Polls? Polling averages are adjusted based on state and national polls, which means candidates’ averages can shift even if no new polls have been added to this ...
    04/30/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
  • Tennessee AG argues qualified doesn't mean certified in fight over education commissioner
    The Tennessee governor has "unchecked authority" to name a state education commissioner who doesn't have to be certified to teach, according to an attorney's general opinion published this week in ...
    04/24/2024 - 5:03 am | View Link
  • Rishi Sunak keeps door open to July general election
    Rishi Sunak has refused to rule out a July general election amid speculation he could go to the polls earlier than expected. After his deportation bill finally cleared parliament, the Prime ...
    04/24/2024 - 12:03 am | View Link
  • More

 

Welcome to Wopular!

Welcome to Wopular

Wopular is an online newspaper rack, giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.

Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular, MWB, RottenTomatoes

Subscribe to Wopular's RSS Fan Wopular on Facebook Follow Wopular on Twitter Follow Wopular on Google Plus

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

More U.s. News