We're also creating even greater avenues for students already at the head of the class by expanding both the Governor's School for Arts and the Governor's School for Science and Math. In our colleges and universities, we're now going to base funding on how well students perform, not on how many seats are filled. In the midst of all this monumental change, good teachers will continue to be the central link between policy and products. That's why we're raising teacher salaries to the Southeast average. The most important lessons are learned around family dinner tables, at a child's bedside, in the arms of a nurturing parent.
Family lays the groundwork for a life of value and meaning.
Formal education simply serves as the mortar to build on that foundation. And the incredible line-up of innovations delivered this year will give us the building blocks to grow higher and stronger than ever before. Our future depends on giving children our best solutions, our most creative ideas, our most visionary plans so that we're getting the best out of South Carolina's children and our education dollars. The progress of the 1996 legislative session, and it's vision for South Carolina's rising generation, show that we are well on our way to doing just that. This page is produced and maintained by Tom Sliker of Sliker Office Solutions , Wagener, SC .