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Presentation By Anjani Moro, Special Projects Coordinator and Sue Berkowitz, Founder/Director of Policy About the Presentation Recently our team conducted a presentation on the changes to SNAP benefits due to HR1 and other actions this past year from the current administration. We discuss all of the changes and how you can prepare. Below we also…
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By Jennifer Rainville, Education Policy Attorney at SC Appleseed About this blog: Education Policy Attorney Jennifer Rainville discusses why increasing suspension is not the best long-term solution to improving student outcomes and reducing in-class issues. Did you know that South Carolina not only leads the nation in preschool suspensions but also in the suspension of…
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Written by Adam Protheroe, Litigation Attorney at SC Appleseed About this blog: SC Appleseed’s Litigation Attorney Adam Protheroe shares the basics of local government meetings and the ways you can get involved. It can sometimes feel like the federal and state governments are very distant from us. We hear a lot about them in the…
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Written by Misa Bailey, Healthcare Program Manager at SC Appleseed Blog Summary: In this blog, we discuss the changes in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace. The changes are from both the H.R.1 bill this summer and rule changes by announced by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Some of the rule changes will…
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Written by Misa Bailey, Healthcare Program Manager at SC Appleseed Blog Summary: There are many recent and upcoming changes to immigrant health coverage. First, DACA recipients are losing Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace eligibility. There is also a major cut in who qualifies for Medicaid, Medicare, and premium tax credits (PTCs) under the ACA. By…
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Written by Misa Bailey, Healthcare Program Manager at SC Appleseed Blog Summary: There are four changes to the ACA Marketplace happening on August 25, 2025, two permanent, and two temporary through the end of 2026. The changes include the need to pay past premiums to start a new policy, less time to handle income issues…
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Written by Elizabeth Foster, Intern at SC Appleseed In our last blog post, SC Appleseed’s Education Policy Attorney Jennifer Rainville covered how to be in the know about your board’s meetings and policies. In this blog, SC Appleseed Intern Elizabeth Foster explains how to engage with members of your board through public comment. Public Comment,…
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Written by Jennifer Rainville, Education Policy Attorney at SC Appleseed Things can be kind of overwhelming these days in the world of K-12 education. One question that I get asked a lot is how do I get engaged? What actions can I take to stand up for the things I care about and are important…
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The latest Congressional Budget Office report estimates that the current spending package will add over $3.4 trillion to the debt. COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – Over 50+ South Carolina organizations united to call on South Carolina’s Congressional leaders to protect Medicaid, ACA and SNAP from harmful cuts. The list of organizations supporting the letter to South…
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Written by Jennifer Rainville, Education Policy Attorney at SC Appleseed I had a discussion with Bridget Brown, Executive Director of SC Appleseed, in January about FERPA. She said something brilliant to me that made a lot of sense. We are living in a world of “could” and “should.” In this blog I am going to…
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