Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has delayed or canceled in-person classes in response to winter weather for seven straight school days. So will all those missed days mean more school days added later?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will operate on a two-hour delay Friday. It is the fifth consecutive day that CMS has altered its operations following a winter storm last weekend.

It will be the fourth consecutive day where this past weekend’s winter weather has impacted operations, following a full closure on Monday and two remote learning days.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is working on a new academic calendar for the 2027-28 school year. Among the changes on the table: replacing early release days with full teacher workdays.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools buildings will be closed to students, faculty, and staff again on Wednesday. Students are expected to hold another asynchronous, remote learning day.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will have a remote school day for students Tuesday. CMS says instruction will be asynchronous, so students will work independently on assignments provided in advance, with assignments due the next school day. All before and after school programs are cancelled, with athletics and extracurricular activities to be rescheduled.

Families who entered the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools magnet lottery are beginning to receive results this week, but district officials say technical problems have caused confusion for some applicants.

Last week, we got new state enrollment data that raised eyebrows — it showed pretty sizable drops, both statewide at traditional public schools and right here at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

While masked agents drove around Charlotte in unmarked SUVs, parents became a visible force of activism and volunteerism.

Last week, students and educators shared stories of how schools across the district bore the weight of this past week’s immigration enforcement.