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Leading: How teaching your trustees helps you
Furman Board of Trustees goes to school. Leading class is Furman President Elizabeth Davis who explains the nuances of the Gen Z set.
Continue ReadingGuest on FOX Carolina, Henderson discusses newly elected superintendent of education
Education professor discusses the issues Ellen Weaver will face in her new role as South Carolina superintendent of education.
Continue ReadingThomas answers questions about critical race theory
With multiple bills in the South Carolina legislature aimed at critical race theory, Fox Carolina turned to Paul Thomas, professor of education, to explain what the term means. Thomas explained that critical race theory is...
Continue ReadingAmerica needs history and civics education to promote unity
In the wake of the storming of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, and amid a climate of political polarization in the country, six former U.S. education secretaries get behind an education initiative aimed at restoring...
Continue ReadingWhy SC is wrong to ‘jump on the bandwagon’ of ‘science of reading’ movement
Paul L. Thomas, a Furman University education professor who taught nearly two decades in the South Carolina public school system, writes an opinion piece in The Greenville News about the folly of the state's latest...
Continue ReadingPearlie Harris, community leaders highlighted in Greenville mural
Her presence has seemed larger than life over the years, especially in her teaching role in Greenville County Schools during desegregation. Now, Pearlie Harris is literally larger than life as the centerpiece of a massive mural...
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