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State House Week: Thousands of Teachers Ralley for Education Reform

Teachers and their supporters rally outside the South Carolina State House in Columbia on May 1, 2019.
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Teachers and their supporters rally outside the South Carolina State House in Columbia on May 1, 2019.

Some 10,000 teachers and supporters from across the state descended on the Statehouse this week sending a powerful message to lawmakers that they want more state support in funding and in education reforms, and they are not happy with the school improvement bill pending in the legislature.

Russ McKinney has 30 years of experience in radio news and public affairs. He is a former broadcast news reporter in Spartanburg, Columbia and Atlanta. He served as Press Secretary to former S.C. Governor Dick Riley for two terms, and for 20 years was the chief public affairs officer for the University of South Carolina.