- EOC announces awards program to recognize service learning programs focused on literacy
- South Carolina Literacy Champions Award Program
- Release Date:
- Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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Contact:
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Dana Yow
Director of Communications and Community Involvement
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee
(803) 734-6164
danay@eoc.sc.gov
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Press Release:
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Columbia – The South Carolina Education Oversight Committee (EOC) has announced the creation of an awards program designed to recognize successful college service-learning programs which work to build reading skills among young people.
The 2009 South Carolina Literacy Champions Awards Program will recognize up to three service learning programs within South Carolina post-secondary institutions (public, private, technical colleges and universities) that have had a significant impact on increasing literacy among K-12 public school students. Each award will be acknowledged with a $10,000 grant to be used for expanding the awarded program and public recognition at a meeting of the SC Education Oversight Committee.
The South Carolina Literacy Champions Award Program is made possible through the support of the Central Carolina Community Foundation and the South Carolina Press Association. The deadline for applications for the 2009 award is June 20, 2009.
For more information, or to apply, visit the Literacy Champions’ Web site at: http://www.eoc.sc.gov/SCLC, or call Dana Yow at (803) 734-6164.
The SC Education Oversight Committee is an independent, non-partisan group made up of 18 educators, business persons, and elected leaders. Created in 1998, the committee is dedicated to reporting facts, measuring change, and promoting progress within South Carolina’s education system.
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