Education

CMS Board Members Vow To Defeat Charter School Bill

By • Apr 25, 2018
Gwendolyn Glenn

Several members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board vowed to do whatever they can to defeat any legislation that would allow officials in the town of Matthews to create a charter school. House Bill 514 would do just that. School board members say the bill will lead to higher taxes in Matthews and increased segregation in CMS.

New Report Shows Improvements In NC Teacher Pay, Spending

By • Apr 23, 2018
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New findings released Monday by the National Education Association showed an improvement in teacher pay and per-pupil spending in North Carolina last year. Despite the improvement, the state remains well behind the national average in these two areas. 

CMS School Board Members Seek Pay Increase In Next Year's Budget

By • Apr 12, 2018
Gwendolyn Glenn

Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board members want to give themselves about a 34 percent pay increase in next fiscal year’s budget.  

CMS Budget Plan Includes Teacher Pay Raise, Security Upgrade, And Mental Health Hires

By • Apr 12, 2018
Gwendolyn Glenn

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Superintendent Clayton Wilcox presented an ambitious budget to school board members last night that will require an increase of $40 million from the county. Wilcox’s budget calls for additional security at schools, a pay raise for teachers and more mental health care support for students.

New Report Highlights Need For Better Preparing NC Natives For Local Jobs

By • Apr 11, 2018
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Educational attainment is increasing, but in large part because of people who have moved to the region, according to the 2018 State of the South report. 

CMS School Board Members Set To Begin Budget Talks

By • Apr 10, 2018
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

CMS budget discussions begin Wednesday night with the unveiling of the superintendent’s proposed spending plan for next fiscal year.

National Test Scores Show Students Made Little Progress

By • Apr 10, 2018
Gwendolyn Glenn/ WFAE

The report card is out on how the nation, states and some urban school districts have done over the past two years. It shows that not much has changed.

New Report Finds Few Gains For NC's Native American Students

By • Apr 4, 2018
Gwendolyn Glenn/ WFAE

Fewer Native American public school students in North Carolina are dropping out of school, and more are graduating. But academically, they have made only slight gains in math and reading. That's according to the State Advisory Council on Indian Education’s annual draft report, presented to state school board members on Wednesday. 

Project LIFT Schools Still Face Challenges

By • Apr 4, 2018
Gwendolyn Glenn

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Clayton Wilcox said the district has not seen the achievement gains it had hoped for at Project LIFT schools. 

Disparities Persist In School Discipline, Says Government Watchdog

By • Apr 4, 2018

Black students, boys, and students with disabilities are disproportionately disciplined in K-12 schools across the country. That's according to a new report, out Wednesday, from the non-partisan federal watchdog, the Government Accountability Office.

Those disparities were consistent, "regardless of the type of disciplinary action, regardless of the level of school poverty, and regardless of the type of public school attended," says Jacqueline Nowicki, who led the team of researchers at the GAO.

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