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Blog that supports USC Aiken APLS494I South Carolina Politics class taught in Summer Session I, 2007
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June
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- Criminal Justice – Question 10
- Criminal Justice – Question 9
- Criminal Justice – Question 8
- Criminal Justice – Question 7
- Criminal Justice – Question 6
- Criminal Justice – Question 5
- Criminal Justice – Question 4
- Criminal Justice – Question 3
- Criminal Justice – Question 2
- Criminal Justice – Question 1
- Education – Question 8
- Education – Question 7
- Education – Question 6
- Education – Question 5
- Education – Question 4
- Education – Question 3
- Education – Question 2
- Education – Question 1
- Human Resource Management – Question 9
- Human Resource Management – Question 8
- Human Resource Management – Question 7
- Human Resource Management – Question 6
- Human Resource Management – Question 5
- Human Resource Management – Question 4
- Human Resource Management – Question 3
- Human Resource Management – Question 2
- Human Resource Management – Question 1
- Planning – Question 19
- Planning – Question 18
- Planning – Question 17
- Planning – Question 16
- Planning – Question 15
- Planning – Question 14
- Planning – Question 13
- Planning – Question 12
- Planning – Question 11
- Planning – Question 10
- Planning – Question 9
- Planning – Question 8
- Planning – Question 7
- Planning – Question 6
- Planning – Question 5
- Planning – Question 4
- Planning – Question 3
- Planning – Question 2
- Planning – Question 1
- Local Government Finance – Question 11
- Local Government Finance – Question 10
- Local Government Finance – Question 9
- Local Government Finance – Question 8
- Local Government Finance – Question 7
- Local Government Finance – Question 6
- Local Government Finance – Question 5
- Local Government Finance – Question 4
- Local Government Finance – Question 3
- Local Government Finance – Question 2
- Local Government Finance – Question 1
- State Budgeting and Finance – Question 7
- State Budgeting and Finance – Question 6
- State Budgeting and Finance – Question 5
- State Budgeting and Finance – Question 4
- State Budgeting and Finance – Question 3
- State Budgeting and Finance – Question 2
- State Budgeting and Finance – Question 1
- Political Parties – Question 6
- Political Parties – Question 5
- Political Parties – Question 4
- Political Parties – Question 3
- Political Parties – Question 2
- Political Parties – Question 1
- Interest Groups – Question 8
- Interest Groups – Question 7
- Interest Groups – Question 6
- Interest Groups – Question 5 (really an update)
- Interest Groups – Question 4
- Interest Groups – Question 3
- Interest Groups – Question 2
- Interest Groups – Question 1
- Special Purpose Districts and Schools – Question 5
- Special Purpose Districts and Schools – Question 4
- Special Purpose Districts and Schools – Question 3
- Special Purpose Districts and Schools – Question 2
- Special Purpose Districts and Schools – Question 1
- Counties – Question 9
- Counties – Question 8
- Counties – Question 7
- Counties – Question 6
- Counties – Question 5
- Counties – Question 4
- Counties – Question 3
- Counties – Question 2
- Counties – Question 1
- Municipalities – Questions 7
- Municipalities – Questions 6
- Municipalities – Questions 5
- Municipalities – Question 4
- Municipalities – Question 3
- Municipalities – Question 2
- Municipalities – Question 1
- Local Government – An Introduction -- Question 6
- Local Government – An Introduction -- Question 5
- Local Government – An Introduction -- Question 4
- Local Government – An Introduction -- Question 3
- Local Government – An Introduction -- Question 2
- Local Government – An Introduction -- Question 1
- Judiciary -- Day Two: Evaluating a Judicial TV Ad
- The Judiciary – Question 7
- The Judiciary – Question 6
- The Judiciary – Question 5
- The Judiciary – Question 4
- The Judiciary – Question 3
- The Judiciary – Question 2
- The Judiciary – Question 1
- Blog posting for the second day on the governor
- The Governor – Question 6
- The Governor – Question 5
- The Governor – Question 4
- The Governor – Question 3
- The Governor – Question 2
- The Governor – Question 1
- Blog posting for the second day on the legislature
- Legislature – Question 8
- Legislature – Question 7
- Legislature – Question 6
- Legislature – Question 5
- Legislature – Question 4
- Legislature – Question 3
- Legislature – Question 2
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About The Course and this Blog
- Robert Botsch, USCA Political Science
- I am the one on the right! I have been a professor of political science at USCA since 1978. We will use this blog for class discussion and for posting written assignments that I may make. When you post you may do so using the anonymous profile, but please sign your name to all your posts! Posts are shown REVERSE chronological order. The most recent post is at the top. So READ FROM THE BOTTOM UP in the topics shown in the BLOG ARCHIVE above.
3 comments:
The major changes in public education in South Carolina since 1970 were voting rights, desegregation, and economic growth. In 1947 the Democratic primaries to African-American voters were opened. With the governorship of James F. Byrnes, poll tax was abolished as a voting requirement and steps were taken to control the activities of Ku Klux Klan and the educational system was greatly expanded. Although the integration of the schools after the 1954 U.S Supreme Court decision was met it was not actually acted upon until 1963 when South Carolinians accepted integration of Clemson College. By the 1970 all of the state’s public school districts were technically in agreement with federal desegregation requirements. Also in the year of 1970 in South Carolina there were four African Americans elected to an all-white state legislature.
Cequita D Edmond
Cequita needed to talk about the things that happened since 1970, meaning after that year.
The Education Finance Act of 1974 made a first step in trying to reduce differences in funding in poor districts and wealthy districts. It did not do enough and led to the law suit by poor districts.
The Education Improvement Act of 1984 added another penny sales tax (taking it to 4 cents on the dollar) to try and help the state catch up to other states. Unfortunately, the legislature just shifted this to replace other money and it did not have as much impact as many hoped.
The Education Accountability Act of 1998 was a forerunner to No Child Left Behind and is now merged in with that, forcing a lot of testing and grading of schools and extra help, including possible state take-overs of failing schools (which happened in Allendale).
National Teacher Certification encourages teachers to get certified and pays them a bonus f $7,500 a year if they do, and then keep it renewed.
The latest change is the shift in how schools are funded, moving school operations away from local property taxes to a new one cent sales tax to fund education -- and this has just started. It will have many unexpected consequences in the near future!
Bob B
The education Finance Act of 1974 tried to reduce the variation in backing the poor districts and the districts that were better off. In 1984 the Education Improvement Act added an additional penny to the sales tax to try and the state catch up to other states. In the late 1990’s the Education Accountability Act was a predecessor to the No Child Left Behind and now has become a partner with that. Now with that being said these changes have obligated testing and grading of schools and adding additional help to those schools who are lacking. The upside to this whole thing is that the system is encouraging teachers to become certified and they will receive bonus on a year basis if they complete and continue to keep there certification renewed.
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