Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

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.”

As we approach the end of another school year, a conversation with CMS Superintendent Crystal Hill. She recently recommended a $2.1 billion budget, meaning they might soon ask the county commission for nearly $699 million — about $31.1 million more than last year — despite a frozen state budget and federal cuts. How is she navigating it all?

In 2024, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools set a goal to increase the percentage of students on track to be enrolled in higher education, enlisted in the military or employed upon graduation.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is finalizing its 2027-28 academic calendar after receiving more than 20,000 responses to a survey seeking feedback on two options.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board is set to meet Tuesday night, and school budget officials are set to give a presentation on the 2026-27 budget.

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.