Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill and her staff presented their 2026-27 budget request to Mecklenburg County Commissioners on Wednesday.
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Crystal Hill submitted a revised proposal on Monday that included some tweaks based on board feedback. And despite the two weeks of tension, the board approved the new plan with relatively few fireworks.
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Union County Public Schools is the latest school district to make tough decisions in a particularly tight school budget season. The district announced last week it was eliminating 11 media coordinator positions, impacting how schools manage their libraries and sparking some backlash.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education is set to vote tonight on an amended budget proposal from Superintendent Crystal Hill.
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State education officials temporarily disabled Canvas, a learning management system, following a nationwide security incident.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education and Superintendent Crystal Hill struggled Friday to reach an agreement on the district’s budget for the upcoming school year, during a nearly five-hour meeting that grew heated at times.
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Some schools are warning users not to log back into Canvas yet, after a ransomware group claimed credit for a data breach. Half of North America's higher education institutions use the platform.
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North Carolina education officials say they may put an asterisk next to this year’s high school graduation rate if it decreases due to immigration enforcement.
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NCA&T has won a federal grant to support a project designed to boost production of a trendy “superfood” in North Carolina. The goal is to help local farmers tap into a growing market.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education met for three hours Saturday morning to outline its concerns with the superintendent's proposed budget.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education will hold a public budget workshop Saturday at 8 a.m. at the Government Center, after the board voted earlier this week against adopting Superintendent Crystal Hill’s $2.1 billion budget proposal.
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A workshop in Charlotte this weekend will focus on helping Latino families better understand how to pay for college and access financial aid.
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School administrators face hundreds of requests for time off from teachers and staff for May 1.