Data Matters. Families Matter More: Addressing Criticisms of the ESTF Program

This article by Ryan Dellinger, MPA, Director of Education Policy at Palmetto Promise Institute first appeared on palmettopromise.org. The South Carolina Education Oversight Committee (EOC) recently released a report titled “Education Scholarship Trust Fund, Year One (School Year 2024-25): A Formative Review of Data Quality and Transparency.”  What followed was a barrage of criticisms looking […]