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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Gaston County Commissioners voted Tuesday to transfer $10 million from its fund balance to Gaston County Schools, after the school district revealed it was facing a $10 million hole in its current budget. -
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill has recommended a $2.1 billion budget — including a $1.97 billion operating budget — for the 2026-27 school year. -
New research shows that schools are making progress in recovering from the pandemic, but still not enough, and the results vary. -
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is moving toward adopting its 2026-27 budget, even as the lack of a statewide spending plan continues to create uncertainty. -
After the threat of severe weather closed Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools on Monday, the district says it still doesn’t plan to use any make-up days or reschedule missed instructional time. -
Math I was the focus of last week’s CMS school board meeting, giving us the latest look at progress toward the goal. -
Middle and high school basketball players from North and South Carolina recently gathered at the historic Second Ward High School Gymnasium in uptown Charlotte for a showcase that blended competition and education. -
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education is moving to formally dissolve its Office of Compliance and Ethics, which was created in 2019 after the ousting of two superintendents in five years and scrutiny over a contract under former Superintendent Clayton Wilcox. -
The Wisdom Foundation this week hosted a summit on “The Business of Basketball,” bringing top high school athletes from North and South Carolina together for competition and workshops on the fast‑evolving world of name, image and likeness — or NIL — deals.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education voted Tuesday night to split Governor’s Village STEM Academy from a K-8 school into two separate schools — an elementary school and a middle school.
