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The Riley Institute at Furman and South Carolina Future Minds partner to present the annual Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award for Excellence to an outstanding education initiative in South Carolina.

The Riley Institute at Furman and South Carolina Future Minds partner to present the annual Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award for Excellence to an outstanding education initiative in South Carolina.

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Student DREAMers Alliance WhatWorksSC
Student DREAMers Alliance WhatWorksSC

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Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5

2024 Finalist The Student DREAMers Alliance (SDA) is a leadership accelerator that equips students to succeed in college and beyond, creating a pipeline of future Hispanic leaders. An initiative of...
Camp iRock WhatWorksSC
Camp iRock WhatWorksSC

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Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5

2024 Finalist A partnership between United Way of Pickens County, the School District of Pickens County, the YMCA of Easley, Pickens and Powdersville, and Call Me MiSTER, Camp iRock is an innovative...
SmartARTS WhatWorksSC
SmartARTS WhatWorksSC

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Grades: Professional Development

SmartARTS is Metropolitan Arts Council’s successful arts education/STEAM initiative. Founded in 2002, it provides Greenville County Schools with teaching artists, art supplies, professional...
The Parenting Partnerships | WhatWorksSC
The Parenting Partnerships | WhatWorksSC

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Grades: Professional Development

The Parenting Partnerships mission is to support parents by providing education, information, and resources that parents can use in their role as their child's first and most important teacher...
Kids On Point | WhatWorksSC
Kids On Point | WhatWorksSC

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Grades: Professional Development

Kids On Point, located in Charleston, works in direct partnership with institutions of public education to extend, support, and enhance classroom learning by addressing 3rd-12th grade students’...
Triple P | WhatWorksSC
Triple P | WhatWorksSC

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Triple P, the Positive Parenting Program, is a high quality, universally available, evidenced-based intervention with more than 20 years of peer-reviewed research. Triple P Greenville, launched in...
Upstate Schools Consortium | WhatWorksSC
Upstate Schools Consortium | WhatWorksSC

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Grades: Higher Education Professional Development

The Upstate Schools Consortium offers professional development opportunities throughout the school year related to a wide range of topics, from literacy and math to college and career readiness to...
Communities In Schools of South Carolina | WhatWorksSC
Communities In Schools of South Carolina | WhatWorksSC

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Grades: Higher Education Professional Development

Communities In Schools of South Carolina surrounds students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Using the Integrated Student Supports model, the program...
Clemson University Teacher Residency Program | WhatWorksSC
Clemson University Teacher Residency Program | WhatWorksSC

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Grades: Higher Education Professional Development

Clemson University Teacher Residency Program prepares individuals enrolled in Clemson’s bachelor’s-to-master’s teaching program with strong content knowledge, a full year of student teaching, and...
Monaview MAGIC Initiative | WhatWorksSC
Monaview MAGIC Initiative | WhatWorksSC

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The Monaview MAGIC Initiative is designed to serve as an example of how a 21st CCLC program can foster social, emotional and educational growth in students and empower families through resources and...
Carolina TIP What Works SC
Carolina TIP What Works SC

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The Carolina Teacher Induction Program (CarolinaTIP) supports the schools and students of South Carolina by putting teachers first. CarolinaTIP is designed to be a bridge for new teachers as they...
Wings for Kids | WhatWorksSC
Wings for Kids | WhatWorksSC

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5

Equip at-risk kids with the skills they need to succeed in school, stay in school, and thrive in life. Wings for Kids is dedicated to helping at-risk K-5th grade children succeed in school and life by...
Teacher Cadet (2015) | WhatWorksSC
Teacher Cadet (2015) | WhatWorksSC

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Grades: 9 10 11 12 Professional Development

The Teacher Cadet Program, administered by the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement (CERRA), is a highly effective high school recruitment program aimed at attracting the state...
Teacher Cadet (2012) | WhatWorksSC
Teacher Cadet (2012) | WhatWorksSC

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Grades: 9 10 11 12

The Teacher Cadet Program is a secondary recruitment program aimed at attracting the “best and brightest” students to the teaching profession. The Program provides a curriculum-based, hands-on...
Parents As Teachers SC (2013) | WhatWorksSC
Parents As Teachers SC (2013) | WhatWorksSC

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2

The Parents as Teachers (PAT) evidence-based home visiting model is designed to ensure young children are healthy, safe, and ready to learn. The model has demonstrated successful results in increasing...
Teacher Cadet (2013) | WhatWorksSC
Teacher Cadet (2013) | WhatWorksSC

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Grades: 9 10 11 12 Professional Development

The Teacher Cadet Program is a secondary recruitment program aimed at attracting the “best and brightest” students to the teaching profession. The Program provides a curriculum-based, hands-on...
Reach Out and Read (2014) | WhatWorksSC
Reach Out and Read (2014) | WhatWorksSC

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Grades: Professional Development

Reach Out and Read, a program that promotes early literacy by partnering with pediatric providers to supply these providers with books free of change for young children, was a finalist for the 2015...
Healing Species (2016) | WhatWorksSC
Healing Species (2016) | WhatWorksSC

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

With the help of rescued dogs nobody else wanted, Healing Species’ trained instructors provide twelve classroom lessons in compassion/humane education and violence prevention to elementary, middle...