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S.C. Whitmore School (SCWS), an online public high school based in Columbia, has announced the graduation of 166 high school students during the 2024–2025 school year.

CrossRoads Intermediate School educator Tabitha Boyd Collins joined approximately 125 educators  from across the country at the 2025 Discovery Educator Network Summer Institute (DENSI). DENSI is a volunteer professional learning experience designed to provide participants new ideas, resources, and an expanded professional learning network.

Columbia College has announced a strategic academic reorganization that restructures its academic divisions into four new schools, a move designed to strengthen its academic foundation, enhance student success, and support the institution’s long-term growth goals, including the aspiration to serve 2,500 students by the end of the decade. The new academic structure includes the following four schools— School of Arts and Sciences, which unites the liberal arts, humanities, and social sciences to foster inquiry, cultural literacy, and real-world problem solving; School of Business and Leadership, focused on innovation, professional readiness, and leadership development across sectors; School of Education, reinforcing the college’s longstanding legacy in teacher preparation while introducing a new Center for Education Innovation; and School of Health Sciences, representing a significant new investment in allied health education, and addressing regional health and workforce needs.

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