CMS Board

Six of nine seats on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education were up for grabs Tuesday. And the voters have spoken, choosing four new members.

Transit advocates pick up a big win, Democrats run the table in local elections, CMPD announces a new chief, and it’s nail-biting time as Charlotte F.C. comes home to take on New York City in the final playoff game of a three-game series.

Nearly half of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education will be new next year, after challengers unseated two incumbents in Tuesday’s elections.

Shamaiye Haynes and Anna London will be the next representatives for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education’s District 2 and 6 seats, both of which were open after the incumbents decided not to run again this year.

Charlitta Hatch, the chief data and analytics officer for the city of Charlotte, has won the race for the District 1 seat on the CMS Board of Education, unseating incumbent Melissa Easley.

Two of the six seats up for grabs in this year’s Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board elections are guaranteed to have new faces.

The trial begins for two men accused of murdering Scott Brooks of Brooks Sandwich House. More than 100,000 recipients in Mecklenburg County face losing SNAP benefits due to the federal government shutdown. CMS sets rules on the use of artificial intelligence. And it’s do or die for Charlotte FC in the playoffs after losing on Tuesday.

We bring you highlights of a forum between candidates for Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board. The candidates answered questions on issues from test scores to school funding. Hosted by WFAE and the League of Women Voters of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and moderated by WFAE's education reporter James Farrell.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board District 1 race has become one to watch, with an incumbent who’s at times ruffled feathers facing both a well-funded challenger and a conservative pushing change.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education is weighing a new policy that would outline responsible student and staff use of artificial intelligence.