President & CEO of @PalmettoPromise. Improving the quality of life for all South Carolinians through good policy.
Joined January 2023
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Wendy Damron retweeted
Jun 12
America needs more schools. Let's build! 🇺🇸🏗️📚 @schools4america
Jun 12
Florida has the most robust parental choice system in the country but private school supply isn’t keeping by pace.
Private school capacity is a business relocation/expansion sticking point.
Greater private school supply = JOBS!
Key issue for Florida to tackle in 2027.
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Wendy Damron retweeted
The estimated air conditioning costs this summer are projected to be roughly $100 higher than last year. That's concerning since South Carolina consistently has one of the highest household energy bills of the states. Small Modular Reactors could help. palmettopromise.org/small-mo…
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Wendy Damron retweeted
Join the Palmetto Promise Institute and The Vandenberg Coalition on June 16th for a private lunch discussion with leading experts on the growing threats to America's energy systems. Space is limited - RSVP here: lnkd.in/eDHnccVF
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Wendy Damron retweeted
Jun 10
Steve Forbes is right. To compete and win the tech wars we need high-speed 21st century broadband, digital and satellite linkage. Â
No to crazy government mandates to spend billions on old clunky copper wire networks.
State and federal regulators should get out of the way of top of the class digital communications and allow America to compete and win.
washingtonexaminer.com/op-ed…
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Wendy Damron retweeted
Jun 10
Not so fast...
"Contrary to the arguments of some that school choice hurts public schools... scaling school choice greatly benefits public school student outcomes. Passing and growing scholarship programs should be considered as a system-level educational intervention worthy of consideration by policy makers seeking cost-effective methods of raising student achievement at scale."
More: federationforchildren.org/fl…
Jun 10
🚨WATCH: @RepLucyMcBath warns GOP education policies are weakening public schools and driving a “two-tiered” system that favors wealthier families.
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Wendy Damron retweeted
Jun 10
Yes, they cannot read, or do math, or most other things at grade level. Great documentary preview! Thank you, Steve.
Jun 9
American Children CANNOT READ
Nor can they do basic math.
See the preview for my newest documentary, focused on Wisconsin -- how Democrats have failed our children -- and what @TomTiffanyWI will do about it!
stevecortes.substack.com/p/f…
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Wendy Damron retweeted
Jun 10
What the press should be talking about.
New NAEP results are out and it’s clear the bottom has fallen out for our lowest performing math students:
The bottom 10% of students performed worse than any cohort of students on the history of the test going all the way back to the 1970s
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Wendy Damron retweeted
Great to be at Judson Mill tonight for Live Election coverage on WORD, the Voice of the Carolinas! @PalmettoPromise @joeyhudson
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Wendy Damron retweeted
Jun 9
The right public school response to choice:
Let's get better.
newsandsentinel.com/opinion/…
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🎙️ School choice results in better character outcomes, workforce development, and life preparation. I discuss with @GinnyGentles ⤵️
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Wendy Damron retweeted
Jun 9
It's primary election day in South Carolina!
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Wendy Damron retweeted
Jun 9
A year after NC opened Opportunity Scholarships to all incomes, the money still skews to families who need it most: lower-income households pull in 66% of voucher dollars, per new state data.
The figures land as Gov. Stein and House Democrats push to cap who qualifies.
carolinajournal.com/2-3-of-n…
#ncga #ncpol #ednc @CarolinaJournal
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Wendy Damron retweeted
It’s finally Election Day. (Surreal, innit?)
If you haven’t voted yet, do it today, and be sure to check your information at the link below to make sure you’re headed to the right place.
See anything interesting out there? Get at me!
vrems.scvotes.sc.gov/Voter/L…
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Wendy Damron retweeted
Jun 9
"SC students are as smart, as capable and as full of God-given promise as any, anywhere. When we believe in their purpose and potential, we give them the confidence to believe in themselves."
Great piece by @ellenfored on the "South Carolina Surge"!🌊
postandcourier.com/opinion/c…
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Wendy Damron retweeted
Jun 8
The latest @FortuneMagazine data confirms a major shift in corporate America.Â
Texas is now home to MORE Fortune 500 companies than California.Â
Lower-tax, business-friendly states are attracting companies. Who would have thought?
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SC publishes thousands of pages of school data each year, but finding answers to specific questions isn’t easy. These online tools are changing that. postandcourier.com/education…
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Wendy Damron retweeted
Jun 5
...and early voting is now over in South Carolina. Polls are open Tuesday, June 9, from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. #VOTE
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Jun 5
Congratulations to @oranpsmith for receiving the Order of the Palmetto award from @henrymcmaster this afternoon. I can’t imagine anyone more deserving!
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Gov. McMaster recently signed S.454 into law. We believe the final version is a healthy balance between charter school and charter authorizer autonomy and legitimate state oversight needs. Here is The Good, The Bad, & The Okay-But-Might-Need-Some-Tweaking: palmettopromise.org/public-c…
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