A $2.5 billion school bond referendum for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools was approved Tuesday, with 63% of voters saying yes.

A new financial report shows the campaign urging Mecklenburg voters to approve CMS bonds has raised almost $500,000 and spent less than half of it.

Here’s a roundup of what you need to know about the $2.5 billion in bonds for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Voters will decide the issue Nov. 7.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools staff displayed artists' renderings of new and renovated schools as voters prepare to decide on a $2.5 billion school bond referendum.

There has been a particularly spirited debate in the Black community over the CMS school bonds. Here's a look at the vote in a different way: The demographic headwinds CMS is facing.

A month before voters weigh in on a record $2.5 billion in school bonds for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, campaigns for and against the bonds are heating up. And the dynamics have shifted this year.

Mecklenburg County Commissioners voted 5-3 Wednesday night to move forward with putting $2.5 billion worth of school bonds on the ballot for voters this November. The referendum would be the largest school bond issue in state history and would fund 30 major school construction or renovation projects for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

County commissioners gave their preliminary approval to Mecklenburg’s $2.3 billion budget Thursday morning in a straw vote session. One item that commissioners are split on, however, is Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ request for a $2.5 billion bond package, which won approval in the budget by one vote.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board agreed Tuesday that it needs to make a fresh start on a comprehensive review of student assignment that’s already been almost two years in the making.

Black clergy group calls for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to start its superintendent search over, but board leaders say they're already checking records of results.