S.C. Education Association

Front: Formally organized in 1881 as the S.C. Association of Teachers, the S.C. Education Association established its first permanent headquarters here at 1218 Senate St. in 1928. A temporary move to Drayton Hall on the Univ. of S.C. campus facilitated the renovation of a new headquarters building nearby, at 1510 Gervais St. The Gervais St. location remained home to the Association from 1940 until they moved again in 1968. Reverse: The S.C. Education Association remained dedicated to improving the quality of public schools and student curricula, as well as improving salaries and benefits, professional development, and working conditions for its members. SCEA membership was limited to white teachers until 1967, when SCEA integrated and merged with the Palmetto Education Association. The headquarters was moved to Zimalcrest Dr. in 1968.