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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board fired Superintendent Crystal Hill on Tuesday night, with a 5-4 vote.Hill was not present at the dais. The board offered no detailed explanation, but said the motion to fire Hill was for convenience, not cause. Hill was reinstated last month after a two-month investigation and suspension.
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James Farrell/WFAEThe Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board is set to vote Tuesday on removing the board chair, amid a criminal investigation into “financial irregularities” and an ongoing leadership dispute over board contracting practices. -
James Farrell / WFAECharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill accused CMS board members of “extortion” and accused Chair Stephanie Sneed of secretly directing money to a controversial consultant.
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Hundreds of third graders took the field at Bank of America Stadium on Tuesday, playing games alongside Carolina Panthers players as the team launched a new literacy and health initiative. -
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has paused an ongoing compliance assessment after school board members raised concerns about a potential conflict of interest involving a subcontractor connected to the project. -
Two more high-ranking officials with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools have announced plans to retire. -
Parents at Collinswood Language Academy say they remain concerned about a vacant school building next door, months after Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and Mecklenburg County agreed on a plan to redevelop the site. -
A spring and summer of leadership turmoil at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is bleeding into the fall. -
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board will consider removing Stephanie Sneed as chair at its next meeting.
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North Carolina A&T State University has been awarded $10 million to expand the school's capacity for research in areas of artificial intelligence, autonomy, cyber resilience and quantum systems. -
Three top officials at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are leaving the district. The departures come after a tumultuous summer for CMS leadership, as the school board suspended and investigated Superintendent Crystal Hill for two months. -
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is preparing to redraw attendance boundaries to accommodate two schools that will open in the 2028-29 school year. -
This is my favorite time of year: when education reporters finally get our hands on state accountability data.
