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Details: By Christian Newswire; Published: 04 September 2019

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Sept. 3, 2019 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) is pleased to announce the release of MindShift: Catalyzing Change in Christian Education. The book, based on an industry-transforming process of dialogue and exploration pioneered by futurist and Christian author Rex Miller, was edited by ACSI's Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer Dr. Lynn E. Swaner, along with Dan Beerens and Erik Ellefsen.

Details: By USPIE; Published: 02 September 2019

USPIE Florida Citizens Alliance

USPIE would like to give a shout out to our friends in Florida, Florida Citizens’ Alliance, who are working hard to help end government takeover of local education. Florida Citizens’ Alliance, Inc. (FLCA) is a 501c (3) grassroots organization working to educate parents, families, and community influencers regarding current activities of great concern in Florida public schools.

Details: By Greenville County Schools; Published: 19 August 2019

Susan McCoy attended the College of Charleston, earning undergraduate and graduate degrees, and earned 60+ hours in science education at Furman and Clemson universities. She is a volunteer with SWITCH SC Human Trafficking Prevention and the Julie Valentine Center.

Greenville County Schools Superintendent Dr. Burke Royster announced the selection of Susan McCoy, an eighth grade science teacher at Greer Middle, the 2019-20 Greenville County Teacher of the Year. Mrs. McCoy will begin teaching this year at Tanglewood Middle School.

Details: By Greenville County Schools; Published: 19 August 2019

Awards Presented by Greenville Federal Credit Union

L to R: Catherine James (GFCU), Monica Barnett (GFCU), Hannah Mahaffey (GFCU), Erin Wilson, Bell’s Crossing Elementary, Dani Sorrells, Blue Ridge High, and Brian Sponaugle (GFCU).

During Teacher of the Year breakfast on Wednesday, August 14^th, 2019, Superintendent Dr. Burke Royster announced two Emerging Teachers of the Year.

Erin Wilson, a music teacher at Bell’s Crossing Elementary, was named the Elementary Emerging Teacher of the Year. Dani Sorrells, an English teacher at Blue Ridge High, was named Secondary Emerging Teacher of the Year.

Details: By Washington Center; Published: 19 August 2019

Washington Center New Staff

Washington Center begins an exciting new school year welcoming a new principal and three new teachers: (left to right) Susie Robison, Kristin Kennedy, Teshia Hair (principal) and Bobbie Jo Seaborn.

Details: By Greenville County Schools; Published: 05 August 2019

Pearson, a UK education software company, has warned more than 13,000 school district and university AimsWeb accounts across the United States were affected by a data breach. This breach to the company’s AimsWeb accounts based in the U.S. has exposed some low risk data pertaining to hundreds of thousands of students.

Details: By Rick Brundrett - The Nerve; Published: 25 July 2019

As the new University of South Carolina president, Robert Caslen likely will be paid far more than the $650,000 salary that was reported after the school’s board of trustees in a split vote Friday hired him to run the state’s biggest university.

Caslen, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and former West Point military academy president, succeeds the retiring Harris Pastides, whose total annual compensation, according to his latest income-disclosure statement, was nearly $1.15 million.