Press Releases

"South Carolina must address the working conditions and take action to recruit and retain educators. Working conditions are learning conditions, and South Carolina students deserve better.”

"Each book donated represents a chance for Monaview’s students to feel the joy of falling in love with a book, to reinvigorate a love of learning, and, most importantly, to ensure every child has the opportunity to see themselves reflected in the texts in their classroom.”

The SCEA, in coordination with NEA, will deliver nearly 500 books to the students at Monaview Elementary School in Greenville, as the recipients of the first-ever Read Across America sweepstakes.

– On the evening of Nov. 3, The South Carolina Education Association (The SCEA) released its priorities and agenda for the 2022 legislative session in a Facebook Live Legislative Agenda Townhall.

“The SCEA is hopeful that a candidate with experience from the front lines, who has walked in the shoes of our educators, will run and be elected."

"The SCEA will vigorously advocate for any member who is victimized" by TikTok Challenges.

Today The SCEA held a press conference with fellow education advocates, as well as pediatric and public health experts across the state to issue a joint statement.

Today the South Carolina Supreme Court issued a disappointing decision in the State of South Carolina v. City of Columbia, denying the right of municipalities to enact and enforce mask mandates in public schools.

Legislators must prioritize student health and safety over political rhetoric and follow the advice of medical experts.

“This senseless fearmongering should be seen for what it is: a desperate attempt by some politicians to distract from their own failures...”