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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

A new study by the Darla Moore School of Business at USC asserts that investment in higher education yields plentiful economic returns.Executive Director of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education Garrison Walters says if South Carolina doesn’t focus on higher education, it will fall further behind in today’s economy, becoming similar to a third-world nation.

Walters says each dollar spent by the state on higher education could boost the state’s annual economic activity more than 25-fold.  “I think it really is the best investment the state can make, because it generates continual returns and allows the state to pay for other critical needs like K-12 education  and health care.”

Walters says the Commission has a goal of increasing the percentage of bachelor degrees in the population from 23 percent to 29 percent by 2030.  He says there is also strong eveidence that associate degrees have a strong influence on income and the economy. [click to continue…]

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Clemson researcher says students, parents should be first to receive flu vaccine

by William Christopher 08/19/09 8:34 PM

A Clemson University researcher and a researcher from Yale University have produced a report on the creation of a better policy for vaccinating the general population against seasonal flu and the new H1N1 or “swine flu.”The Centers of Disease Control already have their rules about that. Flu vaccinations are recommended for children under age 5 [...]

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Sanford still asking forgiveness

by Ashley Byrd 08/19/09 5:41 PM

Governor Mark Sanford is travelling the state, still asking for forgiveness two months after he admitted to an extramarital affair. He was in Summerville Wednesday at a Rotary club, asking for forgiveness and support from the attendees as debate over his travel spending still exists.
“If there is anything that is abundantly clear, it’s that my time [...]

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Shaw AFB facility breaks ground in many ways

by Ashley Byrd 08/19/09 3:57 PM

Monday’s ground-breaking event at Shaw Air Force Base begins the US Army’s move from Fort McPherson to Shaw bringing together the Army, the Air Force, the Department of Defense and civilian contractors, government and private employees, state and local leadership.The estimated cost of the new facility is $92 million. These headquarters will be distributed through [...]

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State has gotten $500 million in stimulus

by Ashley Byrd 08/19/09 3:36 PM

More than $513 million in federal stimulus money has come to South Carolina’s state agencies and programs so far. The majority has gone to Medicaid and unemployment benefits. State Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom reports this breakdown:
$333.3 million- Department of Health and Human Services (Medicaid)
$ 78.3 million- Employment Security Commission
$ 42.0 million- Department of Social Services
$ [...]

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