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Construction advances on Savannah Grove Elementary in Effingham community
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (129+ words) This is a look at how far construction has come since March. Crews continue making progress, bringing the new school closer to opening its doors for students and staff. The new facility is part of Florence 1 Schools' ongoing investment in…...
Horry County teacher recalls 9/11 and how it's influenced his teaching
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (474+ words) HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Twenty-five years ago, Friday, the Sept. 11 attacks devastated America. The tragedy reached every household, office and school. ABC 15 spoke to an Horry County teacher who remembers the moment it happened and explained how he uses that experience…...
FMU names two facilities for longtime trustees, reports enrollment growth
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (514+ words) Francis Marion University trustees have approved naming two university facilities in honor of longtime board members who have each served FMU for nearly three decades, according to a news release. The FMU Board of Trustees approved the appointments during its…...
Reading scores slide amid worries that AI is shortcutting learning
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (713+ words) (TNND) — A new report shows declining student performance in reading and math, highlighting digital distractions and the rise of artificial intelligence as areas of concern. The report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development showed that reading performance for…...
AI privacy agreement reached between teachers union and Microsoft
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (19+ words) WPDE AI privacy agreement reached between teachers union and Microsoft...
Magazines, books bring 9/11 history to life for today's students
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (528+ words) (TNND) — This week marks 25 years since the 9/11 attacks, a generation-defining moment for millions of Americans. But another generation of Americans has no personal memory of the attacks. This year’s high school seniors were born nearly a decade after 9/11. Current 10-year-olds…...
Former NYPD officer shares 9/11 Ground Zero account with Saint James 7th graders
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (94+ words) WPDE Cruz returns each year to speak with students, emphasizing the importance of remembering what happened and encouraging families to talk about Sept. 11 together. He told students it is “something they don’t get to see and talk about in history…...
Gates Scholar credits virtual learning with helping him thrive
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (246+ words) For Desmond Vereen, the classroom that worked best did not have four walls. The recent high school graduate says moving from a traditional brick-and-mortar school to virtual learning in middle school gave him something he struggled to find in a…...
CCU freshman charged with felony after making a bomb threat to campus residence
1+ week, 4+ day ago (180+ words) A Coastal Carolina freshman has been charged with a felony in connection with a bomb threat made to a CCU residential building, according to Horry County Police and Coastal Carolina Police. In warrants and reports obtained by ABC15, 18-year-old Asa Knapp…...
Local children’s author to host Myrtle Beach book signing, school visits
1+ week, 4+ day ago (179+ words) Author and educator, Bri Thomas, is inviting young readers to celebrate books, imagination and literacy with a children’s book signing at The Crazy Mason in Myrtle Beach. (Amanda Kinseth/WPDE) MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — As students head back to school,…...