Before the 2026 legislative session kicks off, our team has prepared a series of policy briefings on some of the most important issues the South Carolina General Assembly will face in 2026. Palmetto Promise’s Director of Education Policy Ryan Dellinger takes the outlines trends lawmakers should watch, opportunities for reform, and the policy choices that could better serve students and families in 2026 and beyond.
This briefing explains where SC stands today on student-based funding and weighted pupil categories, transparency in school spending, ESA scholarship implementation and expansion, charter school facility and bonding challenges, and the state’s draft public school choice guidelines.For the full video webinar including Ryan’s slides, watch this briefing on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Wxqu_–EPxU?si=0WSqjaqfPoGEyyiB
