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Parents and community volunteers have been seen standing at street corners near schools keeping watch for immigration enforcement while trying to offer a friendly face to students at drop off and dismissal.
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Palmer Magri/WFAEThe latest estimates from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools show more than 30,000 students were absent Monday, the first school day since Border Patrol deployed in Charlotte. -
James Farrell/WFAETensions 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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As reports of U.S. Border Patrol activity continue across Charlotte, there have been anecdotal reports of absences at schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. -
This year, schools have faced canceled grants, delayed funds, and abrupt decisions by the U.S. Dept. of Education. WUNC tracked $320 million in disrupted funds. -
OurBRIDGE 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. -
Union 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. -
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.
