In troubled times, the Charleston County School District has no money for it’s proposed “high-tech” program. The initiative has been long-pressed by the local NAACP, but, as we reported in last week’s issue, resources for staffing and such has been strangled by the state’s screwed up funding formula for schools.
The Charter School for Math and Science has faced much criticism from the NAACP over fears that it won’t be racially inclusive (even though there are state requirements the charter school will be required to follow). But the words “math and science” suggest the charter school, which will be housed in the Rivers campus on the peninsula, may provide some relief for those concerned about “high-tech” delays.
“One of the five career pathways that we offer is technology,” says charter school organizer Park Dougherty. The charter offered to implement the district’s “high-tech” program under it’s umbrella, but was turned down.
Dougherty notes the charter school will be “state-of-the-art, with 50 laptops on a wireless network with (interactive) Smartboards in every classroom.”
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