Senators Grill Weaver over Vouchers - Statehouse

Senators grill Weaver over vouchers - Statehouse

Members of the S.C. Senate called state Education Superintendent Ellen Weaver on the carpet Thursday over what they say was an unauthorized program that allowed parents of home-schooled children to receive money meant for private school vouchers. The post Senators grill Weaver over vouchers appeared first on Charleston City Paper.

Weaver defends vouchers for homeschoolers despite ire from SC Senate leaders

Ellen Weaver defended to state senators the interpretation of state law under which the S.C. Department of Education allowed some homeschooled students to join the state’s voucher program.

‘A real trust problem’: Senators question SC superintendent’s judgment giving homeschoolers vouchers

Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey, R-Edgefield, question state Superintendent Ellen Weaver over how the agency spent voucher funds at the Gressette Building in Columbia, S.C., on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (Photo by Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette)COLUMBIA — Senators grilled the state superintendent Thursday over her department’s decision to give taxpayer-funded education vouchers to homeschooled students despite legislators saying they never want…