South Carolina News and Sports
The June 8 primary is right around the corner and candidates for one of the states most hotly contested races, the First Congressional District, are making their voices heard. Michael Brown has more.
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In a crowded race of 13, each candidate running for South Carolina’s First Congressional District is trying to stand out from the crowd. Michael Brown has more.
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The first annual Jobs for America’s graduates in South Carolina(JAG-SC) Careet Development Conference was held in Columbia recently. The high school dropout prevention program is operating in 20 schools across the state.
Last year, the program graduated its first class of students. Next fall the program will be expanded into six more schools, pending funding approvals.
Secretary of Commerce Joe Taylor says it would be a good idea for every school in the state. He’s excited about the program.
Last year JAG-SC served approximately 800 youth with a return-to-school rate of 97 percent. Students continued to decrease their rate of absences and increase their GPAs.
Taylor says the program’s graduation rate was 94 percent. He says money is not the answer to everything, and the secret behind JAG is involvement.
(Taylor talks to Ashley Byrd about JAG MP3 8:40)
Taylor talks to Ashley Byrd about JAG
Antriel Palmer of Lake Marion High School received the 2010 Governor’s Award, from Governor Mark Sanford. Palmer turned his academic progress around. He started with a 1.9 GPA, but graduated with a 3.1 GPA and now plans to be a pharmacist.
