Aside from strong leadership and good teachers, what will it take for Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools to improve? This op-ed in the Charlotte Observer has quite a list for you to consider. It includes,
1. Adequate and effective resources, including mentors, tutors and access to laboratory equipment, computers and other necessary materials
2. More active involvement of parents
3. Students’ health, nutrition, and housing needs
4. Behavior and discipline problems
Now that is not too much to ask – is it?
