Ann Doss Helms
Ann Doss Helms has covered education in the Charlotte region for over 20 years, first at The Charlotte Observer, and for WFAE since 2019. She has won a regional Edward R. Murrow award for investigative reporting, several first place North Carolina Press Association awards for education reporting, and the 2015 Associated Press Senator Sam Open Government Award for reporting on charter school salaries.
She has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northwestern University and a master's in liberal arts from Winthrop University.
Reach her at ahelms@wfae.org or 704-926-3859.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools holds its first Spanish spelling bee to celebrate the importance of being bilingual and biliterate.
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Changes to North Carolina's teacher pay and licensure have stalled, so officials headed to Arizona to check out a program to improve support for rookie teachers and opportunities for veterans.
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Superintendent Crystal Hill says her budget includes raises, a new way of allocating teachers and an infusion of cash from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools fund balance.
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A new Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools leadership team takes a new approach to presenting a budget, but tension between needs and taxes is a perennial challenge.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools on Thursday celebrated more than 600 graduating seniors who have locked in plans for employment, enlistment or college enrollment.
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North Carolina's charter school enrollment is booming, but nine of 12 schools approved to open this August have postponed because of trouble finding buildings and recruiting students.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Superintendent Crystal Hill's budget plan seeks an $82.6 million bump from the county for raises, student laptops, building maintenance and other rising costs.
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Charter school board members carry huge responsibility: More than 145,000 students attend charter schools, and North Carolina spent $986 million on charter schools last year.
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North Carolina's Charter Schools Review Board renewed a Charlotte school's funding after a state official backed down on financial discipline. They'll wait a month to decide whether to close a Kinston school.
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North Carolina teachers are leaving at higher rates, while Charlotte-area school districts are competing to hire each other's educators, a new state report shows.