http://wfae.org en http://wfae.org/post/twenty-six-revamped-teaching-jobs-higher-pay-attract-708-applicants <p></p><p align="left">Some new kinds of teaching jobs with four CMS schools in west Charlotte have attracted a lot of interest.&nbsp; The jobs are a blend of mentoring and teaching and they come with a big salary bump.&nbsp;</p><p> Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:38:47 +0000 Lisa Miller 25356 at http://wfae.org Twenty-Six Revamped Teaching Jobs With Higher Pay Attract 708 Applicants http://wfae.org/post/project-lift-distribute-free-and-discounted-computers-students <p></p><p>This week about 2,200 elementary school kids will be getting free laptops.&nbsp; It’s part of the Project LIFT effort to boost learning at nine schools on Charlotte’s west side.&nbsp;</p><p>These laptops are made for kids.&nbsp; They’re white and green and sturdy.&nbsp;</p><p>“It has the handles so it wouldn’t fall when I’m holding it because I really drop stuff without handles,” said Maya Dunbar, a third grader at Allenbrook Elementary.&nbsp;</p> Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:04:17 +0000 Lisa Miller 22087 at http://wfae.org Project LIFT To Distribute Free And Discounted Computers To Students http://wfae.org/post/cms-board-decide-whether-four-schools-go-year-round <p>Four CMS schools that serve pre-k through 8^th graders could move to a year-round calendar next year in an effort to boost learning.&nbsp; The CMS school board plans to vote on the proposal tonight.<br>&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-left:.25in;">All kids have experienced the “summer slide.”&nbsp; When students get back to school in the fall, they spend time re-learning what they forgot over the summer.&nbsp; But for low-income kids, that backsliding can be even bigger since camp and other enriching activities are harder to come by.&nbsp;</p> Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:02:58 +0000 Lisa Miller 19922 at http://wfae.org