public-education

Why Evidence Matters: A New Blog Series Highlighting Important Topics in Public Education

If you asked 100 people what the word evidence means to them, you might receive 100 different answers. In a society increasingly overloaded with information—and plagued by doubts about what is “real”— we can find...

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A Penny for Your Thoughts: How a One Cent Sales Tax Transformed Education in South Carolina

On a recent sunny October afternoon in Columbia, Dick Riley made his way out of the Riley Institute’s WhatWorksSC celebration and headed toward his car. As he passed the concierge’s desk, a quiet voice called...

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From the Ground Up: How a Grassroots Movement Became a Blueprint for Getting Things Done

In our current political climate, it feels rare that both sides of the aisle come together to address community challenges, but that is what happened during Dick Riley’s second term as South Carolina governor with...

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How Dick Riley, a Man of the People, Made the EIA Happen

If you’ve ever been lucky enough to meet Dick Riley, chances are you’ve been greeted in much the same way as the thousands of people who came before you — with a firm handshake, a...

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