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A special prom for students with special needs

by Stephen Enright Jr. | Mar 22, 2024

Dreher High School gives all students an opportunity to hit the dance floor.

W.J. Keenan High School has a new miniature cow

by Alexandra Tudor | Feb 2, 2024

New life joins Richland One’s only animal sciences program.

Teacher vacancies and school leadership can go hand-in-hand

by Madelyn Weston | Oct 30, 2023

Teachers are leaving the profession in droves. Those remaining work longer hours while school districts scramble for solutions.

Columbia area students hold ground on annual English exams

by Madelyn Weston | Sep 22, 2023

Students are performing well on the English end-of-course exam, but some struggle in other subjects. See how your school district is doing.

Richland County using temporary voting polls in November after school safety concerns

by Langston Brooks | Sep 14, 2023

Issues of security and visitors’ easy access to children are concerning, parents and schools officials said.

4 experienced musicians come together to teach students the joys of jazz

by Jacob Phillips | Feb 24, 2023

Veteran musicians came together to honor the legacy of the late Al Jarreau and inspire the next generation as part of the annual “Legends of …” series.

Career-readiness programs in Midlands school districts are succeeding. In other regions, not so much

by Margaret Walker | Jan 27, 2023

South Carolina’s career and technical education programs aren’t performing as well as other states in the region, according to recent findings. But Midlands programs are excelling.

If gun cases continue to rise, would Richland One schools get more SROs?

by Bee Brawley | Nov 2, 2022

Richland One’s spokesperson said Tuesday there is no plan to add student resource officers at district schools. But Superintendent Craig Witherspoon said last week there could potentially be changes made if weapon incidents continue to rise.