A superintendent suspended, reinstated, then fired. Key executives departing. Board chair leaves position. Now, joint financial and oversight investigations by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office. How did Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools get here?
Palmer Magri
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WFAE
After parents protested, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will not change the bell schedules at three CMS schools next year.
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James Farrell / WFAE/Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCMS plans to reopen Elbert Edwin Waddell High School as a comprehensive high school and open a new middle school on Stumptown Road — which will affect other schools’ attendance boundaries. -
Palmer Magri/WFAEThe state Board of Education is considering nearly $800 million in funding requests for schools — not including teacher pay raises — ahead of next year’s budget cycle.
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Public school advocates say they worry what the new tax limits will mean for public schools, which they say are already underfunded. -
North Carolina school districts report they would need nearly $18 billion to cover all of their facility needs. That's up nearly $5 billion since five years ago. -
The General Assembly will reconvene in November, and state education officials will ask lawmakers to help school districts pay for increasingly expensive diesel fuel for buses. -
The chimney swift is a gray bird with a penchant for brick masonry. Many of them like to spend their nights near old CMS buildings — creating an unexpected conservation battleground. -
Democrats won all three contested seats on the Cabarrus County school board Tuesday, reflecting the party's wins down the ballot in a historically Republican-dominated county. -
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools lottery opens today as the district prepares significant changes to its magnet system. -
Colleges are trying to transform an admissions process that has often been daunting, secretive and stressful into an experience that's open, easier — and downright friendly. -
Change is guaranteed on the Cabarrus County school board this year. Six candidates are running for three seats, and two of the three incumbents declined to seek reelection.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is weighing screen time limits in classrooms and will ask parents, teachers and students for their thoughts. The request comes after parents pushed for less tech in schools this year. -
Parents have objected to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ plan to shift bell schedules to compensate for bus driver shortages. The district is slowing down to gather information and weigh options.
