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This article was first published on palmettopromise.org COLUMBIA, S.C. (July 28, 2020) — Today, Palmetto Promise Institute asked an Orangeburg, S.C. judge to allow the governor’s new Safe Access to Flexible Education (SAFE) Grants program to move forward. If the judge sides with Palmetto Promise, thousands of students from… Read More

This article was first published on palmettopromise.org View chart.  How does Governor McMaster’s $32 million SAFE Grants program compare to other education related COVID relief funding? GOVERNOR’S EMERGENCY EDUCATION RELIEF (GEER) FUND Total: $48.4 million From the CARES Act, flowed through the South Carolina Department of Administration SAFE… Read More

This article was first published on palmettopromise.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2020 Media Contact: Lawson Mansell Policy Content Manager 843-694-1540  Palmetto Promise Institute Hails New McMaster SAFE Grants Education Program Greenville, SC – In a news conference today at Hampton Park Christian School, Governor Henry McMaster… Read More

This article was first published on palmettopromise.org PPI President and CEO Ellen Weaver was quoted in The State discussing Governor McMaster’s SAFE grants program. South Carolina’s private K-12 schools will get $32 million in federal COVID-19 aid, S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster announced on Monday, nearly a week after he pushed… Read More

This article was first published on palmettopromise.org PPI President and CEO Ellen Weaver is quoted in a ABC Columbia article on the SAFE grant program. GREENVILLE, S.C. (WOLO/WYFF) – South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster was in Greenville Monday to announce the creation of the Safe Access to Flexible Education (SAFE)… Read More

PARENT APPLICATION UPDATES COMING SOON! What are Safe Access to Flexible Education (SAFE) Grants? SAFE Grants is a program, developed by Governor Henry McMaster, to address the educational needs of eligible K5-12 students who attend a participating independent school. Modeled on successful grant and scholarship programs serving thousands… Read More

What are Safe Access to Flexible Education (SAFE) Grants? SAFE Grants is a program, developed by Governor Henry McMaster, to address the educational needs of eligible K5-12 students who attend a participating independent school. SAFE Grants are funded through a federal CARES Act grant made to the Office of… Read More

This article was first published on palmettopromise.org PPI’s Senior Fellow Dr. Oran Smith wrote an opinion piece focusing on why South Carolina should invest in building a robust online learning catalog. This op-ed was first featured in The Lexington County Chronicle.   This month we reach the 35th anniversary… Read More

This article was first published on palmettopromise.org As politicians and education leaders debate what education will look like in the fall, many South Carolina families who have not homeschooled in the past have taken the bold step of opting out of the public school system entirely, and choosing to… Read More