Rex begins back to school tour to build support for public school funding reform 8/14/2008 State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex is attending “back to school” rallies on Friday, August 15, in Greenwood and Spartanburg as he begins a round of meetings statewide to build support for public school funding reform.

Rex honors home-grown rock and roll band as Palmetto Ambassadors for public schools 8/14/2008 State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex will join Grammy-winning rockers Hootie & the Blowfish in Charleston on Friday, August 15, during the final stop of the band's Homegrown Tour to name the musical group a Palmetto Ambassador for Education.

2008 South Carolina high school seniors record highest-ever ACT score 8/13/2008 South Carolina’s 2008 high school graduates showed improved performance on the ACT college entrance exam for a fifth straight year and achieved the highest average scores ever recorded for the state, the testing company reported today.