The Center of Excellence to Prepare Teachers of Children of Poverty at Francis Marion University will hold its Summer Institute June 24 and 25 on the FMU campus.

Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School is the first independent school in South Carolina to take advantage of a program sponsored by Apprenticeship Carolina, in partnership with the U. S. Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship.

The South Carolina Independent School Association’s 2015 Teacher of the Year for K through fifth grade is Amber Nesbit at Florence Christian School.

Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) recently received a gift towards its brand new Advanced Automotive Technology Center.

The SC Education Oversight Committee has announced “Read Your Way to the Big Game,” a partnership with the athletic departments of both the University of South Carolina and Clemson University to motivate and incentivize all elementary and middle school

Florence-Darlington Technical College’s Continuing Education Division is hosting a five week Computer Build for at risk high school students at the College’s Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology (SiMT).

A new public-private partnership led by Clemson University and a worldwide biomass and bioenergy producer will research the use of new crops that can both open new markets for South Carolina landowners and support the growing global demand for renewable

Florence-Darlington Technical College President Ben Dillard announces what he called “a big gift from one of our best supporters!”

The Florence County Library System will welcome Melvil Dewey Library Hip Hop for Summer Reading 2015. This year’s theme, “Every Hero has Story!” seeks to discover the world of reading.

A teacher and volunteer at Poynor Adult Education Center will be receive state awards at the S.C. Association of School Administrators (SCASA) Innovative Ideas Institute in Myrtle Beach on June 23.

The McLeod Children’s Hospital and the Boeing Center for Children’s Wellness hosted an achievement ceremony on May 26 to announce the results of a wellness program recently implemented at 10 schools in Florence School District One.

CHARLESTON – David Lowell Young of Florence received a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, during a ceremony held at the medical school campus on Friday, May 15.

The South Florence Navy Jr ROTC unit held their annual awards ceremonies on May 15.

The South Carolina Independent School Association recently sponsored a workshop to help staffs of member schools become mentor teachers.