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Leading With Love: What Impact Will You Leave Behind?

By Kentrina Bridges Being born into a family filled with love makes it easy to love. Showing understanding, compassion, and respect to all becomes automatic. Now imagine you were never provided those…

CarolinaCAP – Year Three Annual Report

The Carolina Collaborative for Alternative Preparation (CarolinaCAP) is a high-quality, targeted alternative preparation pathway administered by the University of South Carolina (UofSC) in…

An Alternative Certification Pathway You Want to Support

By Kathy Schwalbe Recently, a South Carolina teacher posed a question about policymakers continuing to entertain the idea of “shortcuts” for people to become teachers in our state. She asked, “How do…

Rising to the Challenge

By Brad Washington I knew sooner or later that a classroom would be calling my name. I worked with the Boys & Girls Club for more than ten years and as a behavior interventionist for seven years…

From Obstacle to Opportunity: The Story of an Accidental Middle School Teacher

From the time I can remember my answer to the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” was always the same. A teacher. But life is a series of paths filled with unexpected twists and…

CarolinaCAP – Q2 Report

CarolinaCAP continues to meet the needs of South Carolina school districts by supporting candidates who want to teach in schools across the state. Read more about program impact in the Year Two Q2…

CarolinaCAP – Y2 Q3 Report

CarolinaCAP continues to meet the needs of South Carolina school districts by supporting candidates who want to teach in schools across the state. Read more about program impact in the Year Two Q3…

CarolinaCAP – Y2 Q1 Report

CarolinaCAP continues to meet the needs of South Carolina school districts by supporting candidates who want to teach in schools across the state. Read more about program impact in the Year Two Q1…

CarolinaCAP – Year Two Annual Report

Executive Summary The University of South Carolina (UofSC), Mira Education, and rural school districts in South Carolina are in partnership building a three-year, high-quality alternative teacher…

CarolinaCAP Candidate Life Map

Life Didn’t Come with a Map

Adadra Neville  Social Studies Teacher at Williston Elko Middle School   We all remember the Robert Frost poem about two roads diverging in the woods. I’ve thought about that concept many times…

CarolinaCAP Year Two Q2 Report

CarolinaCAP continues to meet the needs of South Carolina school districts by supporting candidates who want to teach in schools across the state. Read more about program impact in the Year Two Q2…

Spurring Innovation Through Collaboration in Rural South Carolina

As South Carolina’s flagship institution, the University of South Carolina’s College of Education is committed to meeting the needs of communities across the state. With 20% of schools classified as…