https://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/commentary/an-investment-in-the-minds-of-the-stewards-of-our/article_f4a0b39e-5236-11e8-bb39-2bb94bbb5fe8.html Opinion An investment in the minds of the stewards of our future BY CAROLINE P. MAULDIN May 13, 2018 The lights are low as 700 people collectively hold their breath. A drum rolls, followed by the crinkle of an envelope opening. “And the winner is ...!” Gasps and applause fill the room as people jump to their feet in pride, and the winner shuffles up to the stage in disbelief. No, this is not a scene from the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, but one much closer, and more significant to our state: it is South Carolina’s Teacher of the Year gala, held every May in Columbia. Just over 10 years ago, a group of business leaders recognized a simple fact: If we want to recruit top talent to teach in South Carolina’s public schools, we need to show that we value teachers. It was from this basic idea that South Carolina Future Minds,
Reflections on finding and holding the Center.