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It’s not as sexy as the Charlotte mayor’s race, but engaging in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board campaign can make a bigger difference.
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The job created by Superintendent Clayton Wilcox is controversial because it involved a $40,000-a-year raise. Will CMS get its money’s worth?
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has posted its first report on how new lottery priorities may shape socioeconomic diversity in magnet schools.
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New tallies of diversity in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools magnets hint at better economic balance, but raise as many questions as they answer.
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What if someone had offered a transformative vision for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools student assignment and the community had rallied?
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Spirits ran high as the CMS school board held a public hearing before voting on boundary changes Wednesday evening. The votes cap two years of student assignment review.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has posted assignment motions for Wednesday’s vote, with some significant changes driven by public reaction.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has passed or proposed student assignment changes to more than 80 schools in two years. Here’s the list, with tips.
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A school-by-school guide to changes proposed by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Ann Clark. The plan is designed to ease crowding, boost diversity and keep students close to home.
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A Charlotte Hornets education initiative in response to last summer’s violent protests has awarded scholarships aimed at changing the lives of two local teens.
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A haunting image from Charlotte’s history sets the tone as education journalists talk about why so many black, brown and poor students go to schools that look like those of the Jim Crow era. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is grappling with that question anew.
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Two alumni of Teach for America Charlotte are supporting black male teachers in hopes that it helps create a cradle-to-career path for boys. Their group, Profound Gentlemen, is drawing national attention.
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Education reporter Ann Doss Helms and teacher Joanna Schimizzi will do a webinar Monday on how educators can use social media to boost their voice in public dialog. They’ll also talk about how to do it without getting in trouble.
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After President Donald Trump described public education as “flush with cash,” teachers have taken to social media to sarcastically describe the opulent life of an educator.
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Former North Carolina Rep. Charles Jeter has registered as a paid liaison for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. A Huntersville blogger had questioned whether Jeter was following rules for lobbyists.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools job fairs for bus drivers are scheduled for 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday and Feb. 15 at Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology, 1430 Alleghany St., Charlotte. Drivers earn $12.14 an hour working full-time nine months of the year.
Ann Doss Helms covers education for The Charlotte Observer. Join the conversation about the twists and turns of public, private and charter school education, with the focus on CMS. Reach Helms by email or call 704-358-5033.
