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Richland One students and schools were honored during the City of Columbia’s 37th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on January 25. Twelve students received Dr. Martin Luther King, […]

When it comes to encouraging students to read, Richland One Superintendent Dr. Craig Witherspoon is willing to do whatever it takes to motivate them. In 2022, when Dr. Witherspoon issued […]

Keeping Richland One schools safe will be the focus of an upcoming forum that will include representatives of the district and local law enforcement agencies. The forum, “School Safety: A […]

Columbia announces first annual SMART Week (Aug 26-30) to educate communities on gun safety and violence prevention.

As a child growing up in the small South Carolina town of Salley, Joseph Bell would pretend he was a teacher. He had an uncle and cousins who were teachers […]

Richland One Superintendent Dr. Craig Witherspoon has been named the 2024 Superintendent of the Year by the South Carolina Alliance of Black School Educators (SCABSE). Dr. Witherspoon was honored during […]

Eau Claire High School senior James Sumter was honored as one of two recipients of the Columbia Rotary Club scholarship during the club’s scholarship recognition day May 20 at Seawell’s. […]

Richland One’s health sciences magnet program at C.A. Johnson High School now has a new tool to help students become emergency medical technicians (EMTs). Prisma Health donated a decommissioned ambulance […]

Richland One students and schools were honored during the City of Columbia’s 36th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on January 15. Nine students received Dr. Martin Luther King, […]

W.A. Perry Middle School Assistant Principal Dr. Lisa Payton-Johnson has been named the 2023 Middle School Assistant Principal of the Year by the South Carolina Alliance of Black School Educators […]