http://www.wfae.org Feed provided by WFAE 90.7 FM: Charlotte's NPR News Source en-us © 2012 WFAE 90.7 WFAE 90.7 wfae@wfae.org Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:04 EST Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00 EST WFAE 90.7 Sex Offenders on Your Block? There's an App for That North Carolina is among the few states now offering its own mobile software for people to locate nearly 14,000 registered sex offenders across the state. http://66.225.205.104/JR20120206.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=8269&action=display Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00 EST Sex Offenders on Your Block? There's an App for That WFAE 90.7 Charlotte's International Bodyguards In a low-key ceremony at Charlotte’s Duke Mansion a few weeks ago, 12 men and one woman were appointed to a specialized team of international bodyguards. And this team’s whole business revolves around protecting executives, a potential boon when the DNC comes to town in September. http://66.225.205.104/TL20120206.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=8267&action=display Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00 EST Charlotte's International Bodyguards WFAE 90.7 CLT Sets New Passenger Record Nearly 40 million travelers came through the Charlotte airport last year, setting a new record and marking a second consecutive year of passenger growth. That's a two percent increase from 2010. http://66.225.205.104/JR20120203.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=8266&action=display Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:00 EST CLT Sets New Passenger Record WFAE 90.7 A Peek Inside Standardized Testing Standardized testing is nothing new in North Carolina. Last year Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools added tests to help gauge how well teachers are teaching. That upset many parents who worry their kids are spending too much time filling in bubbles and not enough time learning. CMS administrators say the tests provide accountability and show teachers where their students need extra attention. WFAE's Lisa Miller sat down with a CMS teacher to understand how that works. http://66.225.205.104/LM20120203.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=8261&action=display Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:00 EST A Peek Inside Standardized Testing WFAE 90.7 Tillis Hosts Emotional Town Hall Meeting On Eugenics North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis hosted an emotional town hall meeting in Charlotte Wednesday night to discuss plans for compensating victims of the state's Eugenics program. Some 7,600 people were sterilized by the state against their will and as many as a third of them may still be alive. http://66.225.205.104/JR20120202.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=8255&action=display Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00 EST Tillis Hosts Emotional Town Hall Meeting On Eugenics