James Farrell
Education ReporterJames Farrell is WFAE's education reporter. Farrell has served as a reporter for several print publications in Buffalo, N.Y., and weekend anchor at WBFO Buffalo Toronto Public Media. Most recently he has served as a breaking news reporter for Forbes.
Farrell has an undergraduate degree from Boston College and a master’s degree from Columbia University’s School of Journalism.
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There's another part of Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio’s budget request that is an important part of the local education landscape: pre-K. -
Many Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will see new leadership next school year as the district shifts principals to fill vacancies and honor transfer requests. -
Democratic state Superintendent Mo Green expressed some frustration over the limitations in his power, especially as Republicans in the General Assembly sought to further restrict his authority following his election.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board is weighing new boundaries for an elementary school opening in 2026 on Park Road. -
Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio presented her 2025-26 county budget on Wednesday. -
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education approved its federal entitlements budget Tuesday, finalizing how it plans to spend its federal funding allotments. That includes plans for a bonus of up to $15,000 for teachers at Title I schools — those with large numbers of students from low-income families.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education members are speaking out after a man was detained by federal immigration officials near the Charlotte East Language Academy on Monday, reportedly while driving a child to school. -
Davidson County Schools officials say they were misled about a school assembly that allegedly included religious content. -
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is urging families to be vigilant after cyber criminals sent extortion messages to several North Carolina schools, claiming to have stolen student and teacher data linked to January’s PowerSchool data breach.
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Students at Albemarle Road Elementary School were treated to a morning of traditional oral storytelling from the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.
