As we consider the results of this year's gubernatorial primary, it might be wise to remember what many voters don't understand: our state's Governor cannot affect our educational system, thanks to our state constitution. As Republicans McMaster and Warren move into a run off, their statements about education at best should be considered "cheer leading."
Actually Democrat gubernatorial loser Willis had the best attitude on the education issue:
"Rather than put forth education policy proposals, the third leading Democratic candidate, 67-year-old lawyer Marguerite Willis, instead focuses on the fact that South Carolina is one of 13 states with an elected, not governor-appointed, superintendent. With the Department of Education not part of the governor’s cabinet, Willis has focused on the departments directly under the governor’s control."
“'I love these guys, I really do,' Willis said of Smith and Noble at a May 15 debate. 'But they haven’t read the South Carolina constitution. Education is not a job that belongs to the governor in this state. … Constitutionally it is not the job of the governor. The governor has got to bloom where she is planted — the Department of Commerce, the Bureau of Prisons, [the Department of Health and Environmental Control], and health care, that’s the bottom line.'”
She should have said, "It 's the legislature, stupid."
Let's start by voting to change the Superintendent of Education's office to an appointed one. That will be on the ballot in November.
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