SC Senate spending plan would disallow K-12 vouchers for homeschoolers

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: April 8, 2026

Words: 1,071

Last Updated: 5 days, 13 hours ago

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Editor’s note: This article was updated following the Senate’s flip on the student cap.

COLUMBIA — The senator who pushed for a law creating South Carolina’s K-12 scholarship program attempted to lower the number of students who can participate in the coming school year. But a day after adopting his proposal, Senate budget writers flipped on their decision to cap the program at 10,000.

Senate Education Chairman Greg Hembree’s proposal came after the state Department …

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