Riley Institute Launches South Carolina Education Data Tool to Expand Access to School Performance Insights

For Information: Kelly Gregory Director for Public Education Projects and Partnerships The Riley Institute at Furman University kelly.gregory0@furman.edu   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Riley Institute Launches South Carolina Education Data Tool to Expand Access to School...

Kelly Gregory: A Life Shaped by Classrooms

The Riley Institute and the Power of Leadership Intervention

by Melissa Charles Not every student experiences school in the same way, and oftentimes, public education works best when it meets students where they are. The Riley Institute for Public Policy and Civic Leadership is...

Evidence Matters | Three Things I Learned Using The Riley Institute’s South Carolina Education Data Tool

The Riley Institute now houses the South Carolina Education Data Tool, a powerful data visualization platform that aggregates South Carolina School Report Card data into one interactive play space. Data that required a lot of...

Evidence Matters | Understanding the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Practices that Work

March 31, 2026 What if a single school disciplinary decision could shape the rest of a student’s life? For thousands of young people across the United States, that’s the reality. A suspension, an arrest, or...

Evidence Matters | Catching Kids Upstream: How Afterschool Programs Reduce Crime and Risky Behavior

by Amy Keely and Cathy Stevens When we talk about youth crime and risky behavior, the conversation often centers on consequences—what happens after something goes wrong. But what if we focused instead on prevention? What...

Riley Supports Student Op-eds

This fall, several students participating in our programs placed op-eds in papers around the state. As part of our Riley Institute Summer Experience (RISE) internships, students were tasked with writing an op-ed, drawing from what...

Gregory, Winkler write op-ed about innovative literacy program, Spark!

Last updated January 27, 2025 By Tina Underwood   The Riley Institute’s Kelly Gregory and Claudia Winkler have written an opinion piece for the South Carolina Daily Gazette. In it, Gregory, director for public education projects...

Student’s op-ed urges empathy, civility in conversations

By Tina Underwood Just in time for this election season, Furman University student Audrey Enghauser ’26, a communication studies major who is minoring in poverty studies, offers advice for keeping discussions with friends and family...