Liz Carey

• Charges filed in school bus fight in Anderson Published 11/20/2009 at 6:08 p.m.

  A 14-year-old girl has been charged with assaulting another girl on a school bus.

• Report says cutting dropout rate would add billions to economy Published 11/19/2009 at 7:23 p.m.

  A new report says the U.S. economy would increase by billions of dollars if the number of high school dropouts was cut in half.

• South Carolina ranks 2nd in online learning Updated 11/18/2009 at 7:51 p.m.

  A national organization ranks South Carolina second in the country for its online learning programs.

• Bill would make it illegal to text while driving Published 11/18/2009 at 7:46 p.m. 14 Comments

  TTUL8R, just not while UR drivin’

• A garden pond helps students learn as they teach Updated 11/18/2009 at 6:48 p.m.

  It started last week with a talk about ponds and a few shovels full of dirt.

• Writing flourishes on walls at Starr Iva Elementary School Updated 11/18/2009 at 5:57 p.m.

  At every turn throughout the school, pieces written by sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students cover the walls.

• Digging up science: Elementary students use spoons and brushes to reveal artifacts Published 11/17/2009 at 6:49 p.m.

  Third-graders get hands-on science lesson

• Some Anderson-area politicians say impeachment bill will die Published 11/17/2009 at 6:22 p.m. 1 Comment

  Several Anderson-area legislators said Tuesday that it would be foolish for lawmakers to pursue impeachment proceedings against embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford.

• Man dies of accident injuries after arrest in stabbing Published 11/16/2009 at 7:55 p.m.

  Hiram Belt Jr. of Williamston was arrested Saturday night on a charge of stabbing his son. Today, after he had been released, he was in a car wreck and died later in a hospital.

• Anderson District 5 to consider new courses Updated 11/16/2009 at 6:44 p.m.

  The Anderson School District 5 Board of Trustees will consider a new course and several new college credit courses at its meeting Tuesday.

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