By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: November 19,2010
With some public schools in the county set to consolidate or close after changes approved this month, many in the public are wondering about the impacts. But the changes, such as shifting popular and high-performing academic programs from one neighborhood to another, could affect more than parents and students. Experts say the major changes set [...]
By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: November 2,2010
For many Charlotte-area parents, Mike Raible is the bad guy. As executive director of planning and project management for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, he’s in charge of the CMS program known as the Case for Continuous Improvement. It’s a nice, positive-sounding name, but the program’s mission is to determine what CMS schools to close and consolidate in [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: October 15,2010
Some real ugliness is being exposed in Mecklenburg County. As Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools considers closing and merging schools to save money and improve students’ performance, public meetings have been rife with tension that came to a head Tuesday night when Kojo Nantambu, president of the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored [...]
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