Baba Amin Ojuok is the United Citizens candidate for South Carolina superintendent of education in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
The state Election Commission lists three active candidates: Ojuok, Republican Ellen Weaver and Democrat Sylvia Wright. The statewide race includes voters in Fort Mill and Tega Cay.
Experience
On his campaign website, Ojuok identifies himself as founder and superintendent of Uhuru Academy Education Solutions, LLC, an education enterprise serving Black children, families and institutions. He describes his experience as an educator, teacher trainer and community advocate.
On the issues
His platform emphasizes early literacy, career preparation and culturally relevant teaching. It calls for broader measures of student success, support and professional development for teachers, teacher retention, and stronger partnerships with parents.
Ojuok also identifies student mental health, safer and more structured classrooms, and discipline practices intended to interrupt the school-to-prison pipeline as priorities.
On administration, he favors education innovation, responsible use of funding, district accountability with state support, and more efficient operations. The website presents these as broad platform priorities rather than a detailed budget.
Ojuok says his approach would put working families, educators and community needs at the center of the state’s education system.
Editor’s note: This profile uses official election records and the candidate’s published platform.
