This is a summary of detailed planning documents for achieving 8 of the 11 1975 objectives adopted by the South Carolina State board of education in 1970. Separate sections discuss plans for reducing the number of school dropouts, reducing the number of first grade failures, implementing a Statewide kindergarten system, improving students' basic…

This is the 1974 report of progress toward the 11 major objectives included in the five-year plan adopted by the State department of education in 1970. Separate sections are devoted to each of the major objectives: reducing the number of school dropouts, reducing the number of first grade failures, implementing a statewide kindergarten system,…

A survey called the Literacy Check-Up was conducted in South Carolina's Lancaster and Chester Counties in April-May 2000. The survey was designed to identify existing literacy services, determine how well the area's existing literacy programs were meeting participants' needs, and determine the community's capacity for serving adults in need of…

This document introduces community leaders and practitioners to innovative approaches to improving workforce literacy by building accessible lifelong learning systems to prepare adults with the array of skills needed to prosper in the new economy. The introduction defines literacy and workforce literacy and outlines the challenges that education,…