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Ian Grenier

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Covers:  I cover K-12 education for the Post and Courier in Columbia.
SC politics reporter for the @postandcourier | find me at igrenier@postandcourier.com | alum @vicadvocate, @thegamecock, @uofsc

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I'm currently working in Columbia, SC as the education reporter for the Post and Courier in Columbia. I'm from South Carolina and a graduate of the University of South Carolina's Honors College, where I studied history and political science and worked for the Daily Gamecock.

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Staffing shift splits elementary school librarians between VISD schools

Staffing shift splits elementary school librarians between VISD schools

Some Victoria elementary schools will share library staff starting this fall because of staffing adjustments …

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Mother of teen killed at Port Lavaca school in 1991 protests inaction

Mother of teen killed at Port Lavaca school in 1991 protests inaction

More than 30 years after her 17-year-old daughter was killed at school in Port Lavaca, Olivia Johnson is stil…

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Torres Elementary students march in end-of-year parade

Torres Elementary students march in end-of-year parade

It was standing room only at Torres Elementary School on Thursday morning, as students, parents and teachers …

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Column: USC's historical markers tell an incomplete history

Column: USC's historical markers tell an incomplete history

Historical monuments and markers are an important part of telling history to the public, but USC's markers te…

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Save 5 Points group functions as informal student wing of Rickenmann mayoral campaign

Save 5 Points group functions as informal student wing of Rickenmann mayoral campaign

The Save 5 Points organization has functioned as an unofficial student wing of city councilman Daniel Rickenm…

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Teachers will get raises across Columbia area, but school district budgets aren’t all rosy

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By Ian Grenier 
| Post and Courier
COLUMBIA — Teachers in all three of Richland County’s school systems will see raises next school year, but that doesn’t mean all was entirely well as school district leaders drew up their budgets for next year. Pressure to raise pay coupled with enrollment downturns is pushing some districts to make cuts or pull from their reserves, after years of new hiring aided by federal pandemic relief cash that expired in the 2024-25 school year. It’s not unique to the Columbia area, or even South Carolina.
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Early results in Democratic primary for SC education superintendent show newcomer Sylvia Wright ahead

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By Ian Grenier 
| Post and Courier
COLUMBIA — Early results in the Democratic primary for state education superintendent showed newcomer Sylvia Wright taking the lead with about 62 percent of votes. As of press time at 8:30 p.m. June 9, results were still trickling in but showed Lisa Ellis trailed with 38 percent of the vote, according to unofficial tallies from the S.C. Election Commission. The two Democrats, both longtime educators, are running for the chance to face GOP incumbent Ellen Weaver in November’s general election.
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Columbia-area school district restricts access to piece of noted author’s writing after complaint

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By Ian Grenier 
| Post and Courier
IRMO — Lexington-Richland Five’s school board partly sided with a Black parent who said writing from famed author and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston was offensive to her daughter.
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