James Farrell
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WFAE
Tensions flared again Monday night in Union County as Union County Public School teachers continue to call on local leaders to make good on a $2,000 raise that was proposed earlier this year.
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Our Bridge for Kids/InstagramOurBRIDGE for Kids is suspending its afterschool programs after U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents were seen at its east Charlotte site on Monday morning. The non-profit provides after-school care to immigrant and first-generation children. Executive Director Sil Ganzo says over 20 Border Patrol agents showed up at the site, though they didn’t enter the building. OurBRIDGE will now redirect its resources to supporting families on an individual basis. -
Courtesy photoUnion County Public Schools celebrated becoming the highest-performing school district in North Carolina. Two months later, the district is embroiled in a bitter dispute over teacher pay.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will hold a normal in-person school day Monday, as U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents conducted operations across Charlotte over the weekend.
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The committee instead voted to increase tuition for out-of-state students to make up for rising costs. -
A new urban development pitch competition sponsored by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Calpe Labs looks to create compassion-centered solutions in historically under-resourced communities. The goal is to preserve neighborhoods, provide green spaces and prevent gentrification. -
A new report found that only 31% of Latino children in Mecklenburg County are enrolled in early childhood programs, compared to nearly half of Black children and two-thirds of white children. -
Lee Roberts called the "preferential treatment" proposal a clear infringement on academic freedom. -
An anonymous post encouraged teachers statewide to call out of work sick Friday and Monday to protest low school funding and the lack of a state budget, which has left teachers without raises even as state health insurance premiums rise. -
Six of nine seats on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education were up for grabs Tuesday. And the voters have spoken, choosing four new members. -
Thursday night, the school board approved the $1,000 supplement amid rumblings of teacher protests. -
School districts across the state are bracing for the possibility of teachers calling out sick to protest school funding Friday. -
State education officials announced Wednesday that North Carolina students posted record gains in both participation and performance on Advanced Placement exams last school year.
