| USDA invests $3 million in S.C. telemedicine and education The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $3 million in grant funding to help connect rural residents to telemedicine care and distance learning opportunities across the Palmetto State. S.C. to receive $31.5M grant for charter schools South Carolina will receive a grant of more than $31.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education’s Charter School Programs. The funding will expand existing public charter schools and open 32 new ones across the state during the next five years. | 