Accountability strengthens public school choice in South Carolina

By: Steven Adamson

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: September 29, 2026

Words: 642

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago


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For 30 years, the South Carolina Charter Schools Act has stood as one of our state’s most consequential public education reforms.

Public charter schools are public, tuition-free schools that give families additional options and educators room to create distinctive programs within a framework of public accountability. Generations of South Carolina students have benefited from those opportunities.

At Erskine, I see education from an unusual vantage point: as president of a college and as chairman …

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