CMS Board

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education and Superintendent Crystal Hill struggled Friday to reach an agreement on the district’s budget for the upcoming school year, during a nearly five-hour meeting that grew heated at times.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education met for three hours Saturday morning to outline its concerns with the superintendent's proposed budget.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education rejected Superintendent Crystal Hill’s proposed $2.1 billion budget Tuesday in a surprise 8-to-1 vote. They’ve instructed Hill to amend the budget by May 12.

Members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education grilled district leaders about the district’s proposed magnet overhaul plan — expressing particular concern about the district’s efforts to collect community feedback.

Many teachers have requested leave ahead of a planned rally for public education in Raleigh on May 1.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education will hold an emergency virtual meeting on Friday at 11:30 a.m. to consider modifying the academic calendar ahead of the planned rally for public school funding in Raleigh on May 1.

Math I was the focus of last week’s CMS school board meeting, giving us the latest look at progress toward the goal.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education is moving to formally dissolve its Office of Compliance and Ethics, which was created in 2019 after the ousting of two superintendents in five years and scrutiny over a contract under former Superintendent Clayton Wilcox.

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.

CMPD released crime statistics for last year. A petition to remove Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden had its first court hearing. Charlotte City Council voted to give the new Metropolitan Transportation Authority $4.3 million in startup funds, as the measles virus was detected in local wastewater.