Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

All students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools receive their own devices and use online programs like i-Ready. But some families are questioning whether educational software is helping children learn — or hurting them.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools said it experienced more technical issues Friday that disrupted end-of-year state exams taken online, marking the second consecutive day many students were unable to complete their tests.

Some students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools were unable to finish their end-of-grade exams Thursday after technical problems disrupted online testing.

School bus drivers from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Union County and other area districts gathered in Charlotte on Thursday to compete in the annual Transportation Roadeo.

Mallard Creek High School has filed a formal appeal after one of its winning track and field runners was disqualified for celebrating as he crossed the finish line, a decision that cost the school a chance at a third straight state championship.

Shortly after the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board passed Superintendent Crystal Hill’s revised $2.1 billion budget, the board announced an emergency closed meeting to discuss personnel matters for this morning.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education and Superintendent Crystal Hill struggled Friday to reach an agreement on the district’s budget for the upcoming school year, during a nearly five-hour meeting that grew heated at times.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill’s budget proposal features some uncertainty, in large part due to the lack of a state budget.

North Carolina is working on a major overhaul of its math standards that state officials hope will better connect what students learn in the classroom to the real world.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ planned magnet overhaul includes a proposal that the CMS school board once vetoed after community pushback: changing four so-called “middle colleges” into “early colleges.”