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Real People of Richland One: Meet Dr. Richburg

Rev. Dr. Caesar R. Richburg is the Senior Pastor at Bethel A.M.E. Church and a GROW board member. He grew up in Sumter and credits
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Richland One’s achievement gaps among worst in state

Year after year, our current school board has failed to address widening gaps in student achievement—gaps that impact Black, Hispanic, and low-income students the most.
Mr. Mustafa

Real people of Richland One: Meet Mr. Mustafa

GROW sat down for a conversation with Mr. Mustafa, a barbering teacher at Richland One's Heyward Career and Technology Center. He is an Army veteran

The State endorses Diaz, Hursey, Brown, and Moore for Richland One School Board

In case you missed the news, The State’s editorial board announced endorsements for Richland One School Board this morning, and our GROW-approved candidates match the

GROW names school board candidates who can deliver change in Richland One

GROW’s mission is to improve educational outcomes for children in the Richland One school district through education, advocacy, and leadership accountability. In that spirit, GROW

What is GROW?

GROW is a citizens' movement to improve the Richland One School District so our children have educational success. We believe a good public education is

Real people of Richland One: Meet Erin Pruett

Erin Pruett is a parent of two Richland One students, a member of the School Improvement Council (SIC) at Meadowfield Elementary, and an engaged community

Real people of Richland One: Meet Barbara Weston

GROW spoke to Commissioner Barbara Weston about her experience serving on the Richland One school board and her perspective on the sorts of changes needed

Real people of Richland One: Meet Kerri Ness

Recently, Mrs. Ness spoke with GROW to share the difficulties she experienced in obtaining an evaluation for potential special education services for her child. Richland

Richland One map

Richland One is divided up into four geographic regions, with a school board member representing each region. Here is a map that shows the four
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Richland One mired in controversy

The news cycle for Richland One has been a perpetual downward spiral for the last 30 days. It’s shocking, but not surprising given the track

Inspector General rules Richland One procurement processes violate state law

Richland One’s mismanagement and incompetence leads to $31 million illegal procurement. The South Carolina State Inspector General (SIG) spent the last 6 months investigating Richland

Richland One teacher recruitment and retention: not ready for back to school

Since 2021, teacher vacancies in Richland One have more than quadrupled. When comparing Richland One to other districts, Richland One has a 22.5% higher turnover

Richland One students falling behind in math and reading skills

The 2024 KIDS COUNT Data Book was recently released and lists South Carolina as ranking 39th in education in the nation and far behind the

Auditor told not to put things in writing…which he then memorialized in writing.

A June 3, 2024, meeting of Richland One’s Administration Committee Meeting grew heated when Commissioner Robert Lominack raised questions about a memo from the school

Richland One Seeking Massive Tax Increase While Serving Fewer Students

Richland One is on track to receive a massive $22 million funding increase from Richland County on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, when County Council meets

What $800,000 means for Richland One

$800,000. That’s what The State Newspaper says the now-suspended early childhood learning center has cost Richland One since construction was suspended while the school district

Join our movement to Get Richland One Working

Public education is the cornerstone of a community. It gives all our children an equal opportunity for a career, to go to college, or to