People are talking about tech in South Carolina schools.
You've seen the K-12 “techlash” headlines.Here's what's happening on the ground. FYI
What we believe
Technology offers incredible promise in education and can also do incredible harm. Our goal is neither to promote or advocate against it, but to make this moment legible to parents, educators, technologists, and the general public.
Conversation temperature, last 90 days, 0 to 100
Click a state to see individual school districts. Scores reflect publicly available information. See our methodology.
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State report
South Carolina
About 705k students · 40 districts checked69
HotRank 24 of 51 states above zeroHigh confidence · 26 signals in 22 events
Where the heat comes from
Hottest districts in South Carolina
Latest across South Carolina
- Post and Courier: Clover blocks all but one AI program for months
- Clover School District pauses all student AI tools except SchoolAI
- SC leaders preview Alyssa's Law panic alerts for next session
- Goose Creek teacher op-ed: use AI hallucinations to teach verification
- Dillon 3 board agenda lists superintendent's AI Boot Camp report
- Phishing scam diverts about $100K in SC K-12 voucher payments
- Spartanburg 5 policy committee reviews Technology Governance policy
- Frontline Education breach may expose Upstate student health data
Research coverage
We've checked 40 of 72 districts here so far. The rest are left blank on the map until we check them; blank means not checked, not quiet. The state score uses every signal we've found statewide.
Pick any district on the map to open its report.
South Carolina districts with signals
last 90 days| District | Mark | Band | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|
| York School District 2 | 44 | Warm | 2 |
| Charleston County School District | 41 | Warm | 6 |
| Anderson School District 5 | 29 | Mild | 3 |
| Anderson School District 2 | 20 | Mild | 1 |
| Greenville County School District | 19 | Cool | 2 |
| Orangeburg County School District | 17 | Cool | 1 |
| Dorchester School District 2 | 15 | Cool | 1 |
| Lancaster County School District | 14 | Cool | 1 |
| Pickens County School District | 11 | Cool | 1 |
| York School District 3 | 11 | Cool | 1 |
| Berkeley County School District | 10 | Cool | 1 |
| Beaufort County School District | 6 | Cool | 1 |
| Dillon School District 3 | 0 | Quiet | 1 |
| Spartanburg School District 5 | 0 | Quiet | 1 |
We also checked 26 other districts in South Carolina and found nothing in the last 90 days.
Totals
Signals, last 90 days
Districts with signals
States with signals
National signals, not mapped