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		<title>Budget Cuts and Stimulus Monies</title>
		<link>http://theconservativist.com/2009/12/16/budget-cuts-and-stimulus-monies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Coats</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Budget Stabilization Fund]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In March 2009, 108 of our State Representatives voted to accept the $787 million dollar stimulus package and incorporated these monies into our operating budget for fiscal year 2010. To this date, the SC Budget Control Board has had to cut a total of 9% (4% in Sept. 09 and 5% in Dec. 09) off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spartanburg Charter School Open Enrollment</title>
		<link>http://theconservativist.com/2009/11/05/spartanburg-charter-school-open-enrollment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Coats</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Spartanburg Charter School (SCS) has begun its open enrollment period to allow new students the opportunity to attend Spartanburg&#8217;s only alternative public school option.  The open enrollment period is primarily open for new kindergarten students, but a few seats remain in other grade levels.  Due to the limited amount of space at the school, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School is Out Early in South Carolina</title>
		<link>http://theconservativist.com/2009/05/29/school-is-out-early-in-south-carolina/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 04:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Coats</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[PASS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our worst in the nation education system apparently quits teaching as soon as students have taken their MAP, PASS (formerly PACT), or whatever other tests they may have to take.  Our students then sit in a classroom and play games, do crafts and watch movies for the final two weeks of school.  Not to mention the two half-days which amounts to a babysitting job for the teachers.]]></description>
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		<title>James Smith and Jim Rex are Minimally Adequate</title>
		<link>http://theconservativist.com/2008/11/25/james-smith-and-jim-rex-are-minimally-adequate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Coats</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SC Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[James Smith and Jim Rex are both rumored to be contestants for the Democratic Gubernatorial Ticket.  And it appears that they both believe the same thing. The two are both grandstanding on SC Education problems believing that a Constitutional amendment is necessary to fix our public education system.  Here is what James Smith had to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spartanburg Town Hall Meeting &#8211; School Choice</title>
		<link>http://theconservativist.com/2008/10/26/spartanburg-town-hall-meeting-school-choice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Coats</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Families in Spartanburg are talking about school choice. Parents want more options for their children and better accountability from their public schools. They want to get the facts about high public school spending, low test scores and how broader access to private schools will improve performance for all students. Come and join the discussion! Pizza [...]]]></description>
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