{"id":109,"date":"2026-01-06T21:46:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondpolicy.org\/?p=109"},"modified":"2026-01-06T21:47:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:47:21","slug":"2026-policy-briefing-the-state-of-education-in-south-carolina-with-ryan-dellinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondpolicy.org\/?p=109","title":{"rendered":"2026 POLICY BRIEFING: The State of Education in South Carolina with Ryan Dellinger"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"109\" class=\"elementor elementor-109\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31b310ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31b310ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d005e08\" data-id=\"3d005e08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9a36c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c9a36c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>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. 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