COLUMBIA, S.C. — Tuesday evening, Richland County School District One commissioners had quite a bit on their plate, including reviewing millions of dollar’s worth of expenditures and what the future of the district’s failed early learning center’s property would be.
Commissioners also spent quite a bit of time crunching numbers and discussing the budget for the 2025-2026 school year.
Early on in the meeting, the board agreed to renew the district’s contract with a division of EdBlox, inc. The company provides teachers who remotely lead classes via video conferencing. The approved contract will see the district spend $797,500 on the virtual teachers for middle and high school students during the next school year…