The State reported Thursday that South University plans to expand an existing program in Savannah to Columbia, South Carolina.
The pharmacy school is expected to open next year.

What do comic books and yearbooks have in common? For one school, it means a national award.

At most Beaufort County public schools, iPods and other portable music players are banned from classrooms and hallways. But at Hilton Head Island Middle School and others with high numbers of students with limited English skills, teachers use the devices to help students learn to read.

The Screven County High School band is kicking it “old school” this football season.

President Barack Obama’s back-to-school address to student next week is raising a furor in some districts around the state and country.

The Beaufort County Board of Education voted Wednesday to raise taxes on commercial property and non-owner occupied homes to make up for an anticipated $2.4 million budget shortfall.

Where can you find the best back to school prices? Liz Crenshaw finds out. 

The Georgia Department of Education released the SAT scores for high school seniors across the state.  Scores for minorities are up in the state, but overall, scores across the nation are down.

Renovation have begun on the Mary Fields School, the historic schoolhouse on Daufuskie Island Where acclaimed Lowcountry author Pat Conroy once taught.

Although talk around Liberty County recently has centered on expected growth in the area, enrollment in schools this year is down by about 800 students, or roughly 8%.

Several citizens voiced their concerns last Monday night to Rincon city Council about a planned private school. Read why here.

St. Helena and Whale Branch elementary schools and Hilton Head Early Childhood Center are among 51 South Carolina public schools to receive part of a federal grant to give students fresh fruits and vegetables in school to promote healthy eating habits.

Add Savannah Technical College to the list of agencies taking mandatory furloughs to cope with the state’s growing budget shortfall.  This fall, the institution will close for business and furlough employees three days- September 4, November 25 and December 23.

The Beaufort County Board Of Education rejected a 15-cent price increase for school lunches and breakfast Tuesday.

After Governor Sonny Perdue ordered another cut in the already-tight stated education budget last week, Liberty County School System officials decided to lengthen each school day by 15 minutes during the first semester.