Magnet Schools

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools must drop 10 construction projects to keep the bond total under $3 billion, staff told the school board Tuesday.

After six weeks of meeting with the public to talk about neighborhood schools and magnets, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials say the 2023 student assignment update needs to offer more choices without massive upheaval.

Four years ago Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools launched a new diversity plan to break up concentrations of poverty. So far, officials acknowledge it’s hard…

Competition with charter schools may have played a role in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ enrollment slump this year, a district official says. But while…

It may seem early, but families who plan to enroll children in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools next year should start planning now.That's especially true…

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board approved construction contracts for two new foreign-language magnet schools Tuesday.One will be at the site of the…

CMS’ third lottery for magnet school programs ended last month and district officials say applications are up by 35 percent from last year. The district…

Charlotte Mecklenburg School board approved a student assignment plan for the district’s magnet programs Wednesday night. The process involved about 18…

In an effort to diversify magnet schools, the CMS board will begin placing heavy priority on a student's socio-economic status in student assignment…

CMS board members heard from residents Tuesday night during the first public hearing on the district’s plan to diversify magnet programs next year. The…