Welcome to the Upstate Regional Education Center
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Upstate Regional Education Center
The Education and Economic Development Act (EEDA) is a comprehensive law designed to give South Carolina students the educational tools they need to build prosperous, successful futures through high school studies that will better prepare them for post-secondary study and twenty-first-century careers. Today's students face increasing challenges to their ultimate career success.
The various components of the EEDA are encompassed in a branding campaign built on students having "Personal Pathways to Success." Personal Pathways to Success helps South Carolina parents, educators, students, and businesses identify the features of the legislation and how they are being implemented at the local level. Personal Pathways to Success gives students the guidance and experience they need to take full advantage of real opportunities in the South Carolina economy through study that focuses on high academic standards, enhanced opportunities to explore career options, and building real-life working skills.
In today's economy, post-secondary education and training is a prerequisite for success. For nearly every student, career preparation continues after high school—at two-year or four-year colleges, in the military, in on-the-job training, or in state-approved apprenticeships. Personal Pathways sets up seamless transitions to post-secondary education by establishing articulation agreements among the state’s high schools, two-year colleges, and four-year colleges and universities. We will also work to develop high standards in curriculum aligned with workforce development needs.
By increasing options for students, Personal Pathways to Success increases opportunities for all citizens. Graduates equipped with full academic preparation provide businesses the workforce needed to compete in todays global economy. Personal Pathways to Success makes businesses more competitive, and that means more jobs and wider prosperity for everyone in the state.
As one of the twelve Regional Education Centers in South Carolina, the Upstate Regional Education Center is a network for facilitating connections on behalf of the students, educational institutions and businesses of the Upstate. The economic future of the Upstate depends on developing relevent curriculum in K-12 and higher education, communicating need, and providing appropriate experiences to meet educational and workforce development needs. Economic growth depends on our students and careful planning is imperative for a prosperous economy.
- Improve economic development for South Carolina
- Improve our employee base for our current workforce needs
- Plan for supplying the employees needed to recruit employers to our area for future economic development
- Increase high school graduation rates
- Increase higher education retention and graduation rates
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