Charter Schools

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board meets Thursday morning to figure out a new plan for bringing students back to in-person classes. But that's only the most obvious sign of an education system thrown into turmoil by Mecklenburg County Health Director Gibbie Harris' surprise directive Tuesday.

Jamie Seitz, a coach and physical education teacher at Lincoln Charter School, died Sunday night, reportedly from COVID-19. He taught physical education at the Denver campus of the Lincoln County charter school since 2009. He also coached golf, volleyball and basketball, according to Chief Administrator Jonathan Bryant.

Two Charlotte-area school districts say the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic has sharply increased the number of students who earned F's in the first quarter.

North Carolina health officials have chosen 17 school districts to pilot rapid COVID-19 testing in schools, and none of the state’s largest districts is among them.

Four charter schools are up for state approval this week to use weighted admission lotteries for 2021, setting aside spots to improve diversity.

When Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools revealed that this year’s enrollment was down by almost 7,000 students, the drop of almost 5% seemed shocking. Officials had suspected the all-remote opening would send some families in search of other options, but they didn’t anticipate that many.

Four Charlotte-area charter schools have canceled plans for in-person opening, even though they’re part of a chain that’s promoting that option. The local…

If you’d told Jonathan Bryant a few months ago that Lincoln Charter School would pay $10,000 for a graduation venue and ask families to drive an hour to…

The NAACP and two parents of students in Huntersville schools are suing North Carolina legislative leaders over a 2018 bill that authorizes four…

The state Board of Education is handing out $25 million in COVID-19 relief money to schools using an unusual formula that shuts out Mecklenburg County.…