Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

We are quickly approaching the first day of school on Aug. 25, unless you are one of the scofflaw school districts that’ve started classes already with nary a care for North Carolina’s calendar laws.This past week’s Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board meeting was marked by tensions around immigration enforcement, which is sure to be a continued issue throughout the year as educators and immigrant advocates alike continue to monitor for ICE activities at and near schools, now possible, after the Trump administration lifted guidance that once considered schools protected from enforcement. More on that shortly.

North Carolina high schools are getting ready for football season, but many schedules will look different this year after the state athletic association completed a statewide realignment earlier this spring.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools appears to be moving forward with a plan to build affordable housing for teachers.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools principals are now required to take an immigration webinar. It clarifies what to do if ICE arrives at a school campus, and says ICE agents can enter school property.

An elementary school operated by UNC Charlotte will close after Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools declined to renew its contract.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board unanimously approved changes last week to its policy on distributing non-school materials on campus.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 2025-26 budget was adopted in a split vote last month. County funding was a big part of the debate.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools have collected community input on how the district should approach artificial intelligence. The 10,000 responses suggest openness to using AI in the classroom.

CMS Superintendent Crystal Hill told the Rotary Club of Charlotte on Tuesday that the district should be receiving a state supplement that most other school districts get.