Gaston County Schools

Amid a push to get North Carolina's students prepared for careers, Gaston County Schools creates a fun way to let them try operating heavy equipment, working on utility poles and other jobs.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board Tuesday approved a $16.5 million contract to start converting its payroll and business systems to Oracle Cloud. Officials say they've got plans to avoid the chaos that followed Gaston County's switch two years ago.

Morgen Houchard will be the next superintendent of Gaston County Schools, but the board's split vote revealed bitter divides over the hiring process.

The Gaston County school board will defy North Carolina's school calendar again in 2024 and 2025, continuing a rebellion that's picking up steam.

The North Carolina Association of Educators and the Gaston County school system have settled a lawsuit over persistent payroll problems that began in January 2022.

The Gaston County school board Monday unanimously chose a superintendent search firm and named a former Gaston educator as interim superintendent for six months.

Last week the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board zeroed in on one of the toughest tasks ahead: Helping more students thrive in high school math. When the school board identified its biggest academic challenge in 2021, high school Math I scores were among them. Math I is the foundation for all other math classes, and that means it’s crucial for getting into college or high-tech careers.

Gaston County educators last week chastised the school board and district administrators over payroll problems that have persisted for more than a year. In some cases, employees have gotten W2 income tax statements based on under- or overpayments that happened months ago and haven’t been corrected.

More than a year after Gaston County Schools launched a new state-approved Oracle payroll system, employees face problems getting accurate paychecks.

Three newcomers and two incumbents won Tuesday's Gaston County school board election.