South Carolina has one of the most powerful legislatures in the country. It also has the weakest governor. Every newly-elected governor has promised to improve the abysmal educational outcomes our state is known for. Every governor so far has lacked the power to do so.
This coming November will be our chance to give South Carolina's governor some power, in this case, power over education. The electorate rightly or wrongly has believed that the governor could improve education in the state.
"Public education is one of the state’s primary responsibilities, and one of its major struggles, but South Carolina’s top elected official has little influence over it. That thankfully could change this fall."
"Voting to make the superintendent of education a governor appointee — only 14 states still elect their superintendents — would mark another positive step for government restructuring. In 2014, voters decided that the governor should appoint the adjutant general, who at the time was the nation’s only elected adjutant general. Voters later said the governor and lieutenant governor should run together on the same ticket, which they will do for the first time this year, ensuring that the pair will be from the same party and, predictably, on the same page in regards to policy."
"Making the superintendent of education an appointee would give governors more opportunities to help make meaningful changes — and reap the political credit — but also take some of the blame if things don’t improve. That kind of accountability is a good incentive for improving education for all South Carolinians."
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