Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Students and families at Metro School, a CMS school for children with special needs, opened a new café space, where students serve up coffee and baked goods — all while gaining real-world job experience.

North Carolina released last year’s statewide test results today, and there was a lot to like about how Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools performed — for instance, a record number of schools came off the state’s low-performing school list.

We are quickly approaching the first day of school on Aug. 25, unless you are one of the scofflaw school districts that’ve started classes already with nary a care for North Carolina’s calendar laws.This past week’s Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board meeting was marked by tensions around immigration enforcement, which is sure to be a continued issue throughout the year as educators and immigrant advocates alike continue to monitor for ICE activities at and near schools, now possible, after the Trump administration lifted guidance that once considered schools protected from enforcement. More on that shortly.

North Carolina high schools are getting ready for football season, but many schedules will look different this year after the state athletic association completed a statewide realignment earlier this spring.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools appears to be moving forward with a plan to build affordable housing for teachers.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools principals are now required to take an immigration webinar. It clarifies what to do if ICE arrives at a school campus, and says ICE agents can enter school property.

An elementary school operated by UNC Charlotte will close after Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools declined to renew its contract.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board unanimously approved changes last week to its policy on distributing non-school materials on campus.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 2025-26 budget was adopted in a split vote last month. County funding was a big part of the debate.