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Evidence Matters | What Montessori Could Mean for Equity
April 12, 2023 Across the country, leaders in public education continue to search for strategies and approaches that address the gap between our highest-performing and lowest-performing students, the latter of whom often come from low-income,...
Continue ReadingEvidence Matters | Making Sense of Montessori
March 29, 2023 As noted in our previous blog post, the Riley Institute’s Evidence Matters series will focus on a wide range of topics relevant to the field of public education. Today’s post will be...
Continue ReadingWhy Evidence Matters: A New Blog Series Highlighting Important Topics in Public Education
March 16, 2023 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”—...
Continue ReadingA Penny for Your Thoughts: How a One Cent Sales Tax Transformed Education in South Carolina
March 1, 2023 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...
Continue ReadingFrom the Ground Up: How a Grassroots Movement Became a Blueprint for Getting Things Done
February 15, 2023 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...
Continue ReadingHow Dick Riley, a Man of the People, Made the EIA Happen
January 30, 2023 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...
Continue ReadingPast Wilkins Legislative Award Winners on the Advice They’d Give to Freshman Legislators
Post powered by Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative As we prepare for the January 10 Riley-Wilkins OneSouthCarolina Legislative and Civic Leadership Awards, we’re reminded of the examples set by past winners. Here’s a look back at...
Continue ReadingPast Wilkins Civic Award Winners on the Next Generation of Leaders
Post powered by Duke Energy As we prepare for the January 10 Riley-Wilkins OneSouthCarolina Legislative and Civic Leadership Awards, we’re reminded of the examples set by past winners. Here’s a look back at what a...
Continue ReadingPast Wilkins Legislative Award Winners on Fostering Bipartisanship and Civility
Post powered by Dominion Energy As we prepare for the January 10 Riley-Wilkins OneSouthCarolina Legislative and Civic Leadership Awards, we’re reminded of the examples set by past winners. Here’s a look back at what a...
Continue ReadingPast Wilkins Legislative and Civic Award Winners on Service
Post powered by South Carolina ETV As we prepare for the January 10 Riley-Wilkins OneSouthCarolina Legislative and Civic Leadership Awards, we’re reminded of the examples set by past winners. Here’s a look back at what...
Continue ReadingPast Wilkins Legislative Award Winners on Bipartisanship in South Carolina
Post powered by Who's On The Move As we prepare for the January 10 Riley-Wilkins OneSouthCarolina Legislative and Civic Leadership Awards, we’re reminded of the examples set by past winners. Here’s a look back at...
Continue ReadingPast Wilkins Legislative and Civic Award Winners on Principled Leadership
Post powered by Duke Energy As we prepare for the January 10 Riley-Wilkins OneSouthCarolina Legislative and Civic Leadership Awards, we’re reminded of the examples set by past winners. Here’s a look back at what a...
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