Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools says Randolph Middle School Principal Jennifer Schroeder submitted her resignation on Tuesday July 1, effective immediately. Schroeder had been suspended with pay since May 20.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools plans to implement artificial intelligence in its learning next year. The school district said they want to support the appropriate use of AI with students to match the changes in the workforce.

The announcement comes just weeks after CMS said former Ardrey Kell principal Jamie Brooks had been suspended with pay on May 2 — a fact not disclosed to parents until three weeks later.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education made another round of new principal appointments earlier this week. It comes after news that two principals in the district have been suspended.

The family of a male student at Ardrey Kell High School has filed a lawsuit against a female Muslim student, her family, and community activists who claimed the teen attacked her in March.

The ongoing fallout from a March incident at Ardrey Kell High School was in the spotlight at last night’s Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board meeting.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has adopted its 2026–27 academic calendar. But some local and state leaders continue to call for a change in state law to allow schools to start sooner.

The public had the opportunity to weigh in on Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ proposed 2025-26 budget Tuesday night, and many said they want a more ambitious plan that spends more on teachers.

Registration for Mecklenburg County’s MECK Pre-K program opened at the end of January, and officials said they’re seeing a trend: More people are applying for pre-k earlier this year than in years past.

Local leaders are bracing for the long haul when it comes to challenges in state and federal funding for public schools.