Candidate · Superintendent of Education
Sylvia A. Wright
What this job does: Runs the state Department of Education, the agency that oversees South Carolina's K-12 public schools. A term is four years.
- Occupation
- Educator
Background
- Taught in Maryland and Texas, returned to South Carolina in 2019, and was most recently a district coordinator for Dorchester School District 4, resigning to campaign full time. source: scdailygazette.com
- Won the June 9, 2026 Democratic primary over Lisa Ellis. source: abcnews4.com
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- Universal pre-K source: scdailygazette.com
- "School safety is more than just an intruder" source: scdailygazette.com
- Teacher recruitment, including help with student loans source: scdailygazette.com
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