http://www.wfae.org Feed provided by WFAE 90.7 FM: Charlotte's NPR News Source en-us © 2010 WFAE 90.7 WFAE 90.7 wfae@wfae.org Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:12 EST Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00 EST WFAE 90.7 Giving homelessness a name and a face There are about 6,500 homeless men, women and children in Charlotte. Advocates think some 500 of those people are chronically homeless, meaning they've been on the street for at least a year. But that was just a guess. So this week, the Charlotte Housing Authority spent $10,000 on a kind of census to find exactly who is chronically homeless in Charlotte and what it might take to get them off the street permanently. http://66.225.205.104/JR20100226cit.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=5894&action=display Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:00 EST Giving homelessness a name and a face WFAE 90.7 Study findings give Gorman momentum to link teacher pay with performanceThe results of a teacher effectiveness study released this week are helping CMS Superintendent Peter Gorman set the foundation for his plan to eventually pay teachers based on classroom performance. The study found no evidence that advanced degrees help teachers do a better job or lead to improved student performance. Meanwhile, the dean of UNC Charlotte's College of Education worries that CMS is drawing too many conclusions from the study. WFAE's Greg Collard reports. http://66.225.205.104/GC20100225cit.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=5893&action=display Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:00 EST Study findings give Gorman momentum to link teacher pay with performance WFAE 90.7 CHA quits Ballantyne project; neighbors continue to protest plan The Charlotte Housing Authority has pulled out of a low-income housing complex planned for Ballantyne. The CHA says it has concerns with the number of units poposed for the site and the cost of the land. The developer, The Republic Development Group says it's still moving ahead with the project. Last night, the group's directors met with about 300 people who did not want to see the complex go up in their community. WFAE's Lisa Miller has more. http://66.225.205.104/LM20100223cit.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=5885&action=display Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:00 EST CHA quits Ballantyne project; neighbors continue to protest plan WFAE 90.7 Wanted: therapeutic foster parents Last year North Carolina lawmakers made $38 million in cuts over two years to group homes for children with mental illness and behavior disorders. Many group homes are closing and now the state is looking to place more than 1,000 of these children with foster families by next June. To take in the children, therapeutic foster parents must participate in specialized clinical training. In Charlotte, Alexander Youth Network says it's in a good position to place the kids because its therapeutic program already has a stepped up level of clinical training. WFAE's Simone Orendain has this report on the agency's recruitment efforts. http://66.225.205.104/SO20100219.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=5872&action=display Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:00 EST Wanted: therapeutic foster parents WFAE 90.7 Sizing up the stimulus package for cities and towns The federal stimulus bill is a year old this week. Economists and politicians disagree on how successful it's been at reviving the economy. So far only about a third of the $787 billion in the stimulus bill have actually been paid out. The City of Charlotte has received about $40 million dollars in direct stimulus funds. WFAE's Julie Rose takes a look at what the stimulus bill has done for smaller cities and towns in the region. http://66.225.205.104/JR20100219.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=5875&action=display Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:00 EST Sizing up the stimulus package for cities and towns