Court tells state to say what it’ll do for lagging students
The education reform movement has generated a greater sense of purpose about helping needy children than ever before, but rarely has it generated a comparable sense of urgency. Superior ...
Judge gets report on state education plan
Governor Mike Easley scarcely mentioned Judge Howard Manning Jr. when he convened a special task force of education and business leaders last year to devise a blueprint for "superior ...
Diversity, magnet gone but confidence reigns
Terry Cline stands on the stage, facing one of the biggest challenges of any Charlotte-Mecklenburg principal this year.
His audience is hardly a unified group.
The 575 students ...
Cramped, yes, but lots of room for success
Six-year-old Dylan Nooney climbs the steps to Mobile Classroom 572, better known as the trailer with the frog flag.
He is one of 280 first-graders at Hawk Ridge elementary school Charlotte ...
Governor’s budget threatens school funds
For the second year in a row, school systems are concerned that the state may eliminate funding for building repairs and renovations in public school systems.
Much of the construction ...
Union boards to vote tonight on funding agreement: County and schools went into mediation over allotment
Monroe – County commissioners and school board members are to vote in separate meetings tonight on a free school funding agreement reached during a mediation session last week.
Representatives ...
School uniform requirement brought to 2 middle schools Spaugh and Wilson join 28 elementary, pre-K schools across county
Debra Williams looked through the variety of knit shirts and shorts on a row of hangers at last weekend’s Back-to-School Fair at Freedom Mall.
"I love these," said ...
Schools narrow racial gap: Exam scores up in all CMS grades 3-8
The achievement gaps between black and white students narrowed this year in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, especially in elementary grades, while the district’s performance ...
Catholic school to open in north: St. Mark will house 450 to 500 students in grades K through 6
The Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools will launch a new chapter in its history Aug. 18. That’s when the system opens its first school in northern Mecklenburg County.
St. Mark ...
Partcipation unsatisfactory: Parental involvement has been lacking at Marie G. Davis
When Marie G. Davis Middle School teachers needed school supplies, office products giant Boise Cascade Corp. came through, dropping off a truckload of binders, paper and markers.
When ...
