Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Superintendent Crystal Hill's controversial plan for southern school boundaries won 7-2 approval from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board Tuesday.

As the current school year winds down, the North Carolina Board of Education got its annual report on school calendars for the coming year. It shows that 15 districts in a dozen counties, with a total of almost 177,000 students, have decided to ignore the state law that requires them to start classes “no earlier than the Monday closest to Aug. 26.”

County commissioners gave their preliminary approval to Mecklenburg’s $2.3 billion budget Thursday morning in a straw vote session. One item that commissioners are split on, however, is Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ request for a $2.5 billion bond package, which won approval in the budget by one vote.

About 100 people spoke Tuesday at a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board meeting about potential changes to south Charlotte school boundaries to accommodate a new high school and middle school. The board is set to vote on the changes June 6.

Crystal Hill, chosen Friday to lead Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, has already built relationships with many community leaders in a year working for CMS.

Watching the final days of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools superintendent search play out last week was like watching someone stumble just before reaching the end of a marathon.

Less than six months after she stepped in to lead Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools on an interim basis, Crystal Hill was named superintendent of America’s 17th-largest school district.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools reveals the interim superintendent's recommendations for new boundaries in south Mecklenburg County. It could mark the end of a long, contentious process.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board has chosen one finalist for superintendent but will review "opposition research" before offering a contract.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board agreed Tuesday that it needs to make a fresh start on a comprehensive review of student assignment that’s already been almost two years in the making.