charter schools

CMS Officials Reach Out To Townships On Charter School Issue

By • Sep 19, 2018
Gwendolyn Glenn

Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board members held a breakfast meeting Wednesday with municipal officials to dispel what they call "misunderstandings" about their future plans for school construction in the townships.

CMS Board Vote Brings Strong Reactions Around County

By • Aug 29, 2018
The resolution would put Huntersville, Cornelius, Matthews and Mint Hill at the bottom of the CMS priority list for new schools..

Updated Aug. 31, 2018
Local officials around Mecklenburg County are strongly criticizing a school board vote Tuesday that would basically stop new school construction in Cornelius, Huntersville, Matthews and Mint Hill. 

Huntersville May Seek To Join Charter Schools Bill

By • May 6, 2018
huntersville.org

An effort to give two Mecklenburg County towns authority to start their own charter schools could be expanding. Huntersville commissioners Monday evening will discuss House Bill 514, which currently applies only to Matthews and Mint Hill.  

4 New Charter Schools Approved For Charlotte Area

By • May 4, 2018

Four new charter schools have been approved for the Charlotte area. They were among eight given the go-ahead at a meeting of the state Board of Education Thursday.  

CMS Board Members Vow To Defeat Charter School Bill

By • Apr 25, 2018
Gwendolyn Glenn

Several members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board vowed to do whatever they can to defeat any legislation that would allow officials in the town of Matthews to create a charter school. House Bill 514 would do just that. School board members say the bill will lead to higher taxes in Matthews and increased segregation in CMS.

Charlotte Area Charters Receive More F's Than A's

By • Sep 6, 2016
John D. Simmons / Charlotte Observer

Some CMS schools perform extremely well, while others struggle. The same is true with charter schools throughout the Charlotte area. But compared with CMS, charters received a lower rate of As and a higher rate of Fs on this year's school performance grades. 

Two Charlotte Charters To Close; Revised Charter Report Released

By • Feb 5, 2016
John D. Simmons / Charlotte Observer

Crossroads and Kennedy charter schools in Charlotte will close at the end of this school year. The State Board of Education made that decision Thursday. The board also approved a revised annual report on charters after the Lieutenant Governor deemed it too negative last month. And board members hired a new director to oversee the office of charter schools.

WFAE’s Lisa Worf joins All Things Considered host Mark Rumsey.

A Charter School Pitch That's Good Enough

By • Jan 13, 2016
Bonnie Cone Academy

A new charter school may be coming to Charlotte’s University area in the fall of 2017. This week Bonnie Cone Classical Academy got the recommendation of the state’s advisory group that vets charters. But it was a close vote.

CMS And Charter School Given Deadline To Settle Dispute

By • Dec 1, 2015
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Veritas charter school and the CMS school board have until December 10 to resolve a dispute over a building lease, or county commissioners will decide the issue. A recent revision of a state statute gives the commission that authority. At a special hearing Tuesday, Chairman Trevor Fuller let CMS and Veritas’ attorneys know he was upset the two parties couldn’t work it out and got the commission involved.

“We shouldn’t be in a position to mediate lawyers. We don’t have time for this,” Fuller said.

NC House Considers Controversial Bills On Muncipalities' Power, Charter Schools

By , & • Sep 29, 2015

A number of controversial bills are before the North Carolina House today. They include stripping some key powers from municipalities and making school districts give more to charter schools. The House will reconvene at 7 o’clock Tuesday night. Joining All Things Considered host Mark Rumsey to catch us up on what’s happened so far are WFAE’s Tom Bullock and Lisa Worf. 

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