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The interim superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools says the district needs a 7% increase in county money to pay teachers more. That's essential to meeting academic goals, she says.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools must drop 10 construction projects to keep the bond total under $3 billion, staff told the school board Tuesday.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board Tuesday named Crystal Hill to lead the district for the next six or so months while the board seeks a permanent superintendent.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' new board members take over as the old ones bow out, the number of guns found drops in CMS, and North Carolina's school calendar controversy continues.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board chose Elyse Dashew as a new chair and Stephanie Sneed as a new vice chair in the first meeting of a board with five new members.
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The aftermath of any election brings celebration and gloating from groups that backed winners. But this Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board election, unusual in so many ways, left me wondering whether any of the traditional groups can claim the role of kingmaker (or perhaps, given the preponderance of female victors, queenmaker).
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One of the biggest local stories on Election Day was the ouster of three incumbents on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his On My Mind commentary, says a name not on the ballot might have been the most important one.
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Stephanie Sneed challenged Carol Sawyer for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board four years ago and lost. Sneed is concerned after the school board voted for a new political map that removes Sneed's precinct from Sawyer's district. Sawyer is responsible for drawing the map.
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A six-week budget standoff between Mecklenburg County commissioners and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board over $56 million is over. The county agreed to give the district the money — along with an extra $11 million.
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The Charlotte City Council and mayor are likely to get four or five months added to their two-year terms because of U.S. Census Bureau delays in reporting data. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board? Some will likely get an extra year to their four-year terms. Why the disparity?