Liberty
Cornelius’ uphill battle to break away from CMS
Earlier this year education news here in the Triad was High Point Mayor Jay Wagner’s suggestion that HP break away from Guilford County Schools and form its own municipal school…
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
school district for Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Education
CMS takes a chance on Earnest Winston
The Charlotte Observer reports that the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education hired Earnest Winston to be their new superintendent. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board moved swiftly Friday to name acting superintendent Earnest Winston to…
Research Brief
Education
Homeschools: The Rock Stars of School of Choice in North Carolina
Homeschool enrollment hasn’t topped the charts just yet. But at the rate it’s growing, it’s only a matter of time. North Carolina’s homeschool enrollment continues to increase at an impressive…
Education
CMS superintendent asserting more power over district
Charlotte Observer Ann Doss Helms has the details: At the board retreat and in a June meeting with principals, Wilcox says he thinks CMS has swung too far toward freedom.…
Education
CMS emails parents, asks them to oppose legislation
Today, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) emailed parents and asked them to call state lawmakers and voice their opposition to House Bill 514, which would allow towns to operate charter schools.…
Education
Charlotte Observer: No evidence that charter failure rate cited by CMS is accurate
Ann Doss Helms of the Charlotte Observer lays it out, At a meeting to discuss whether Matthews town officials should pursue their own charter schools Tuesday, facilitator Cyndee Patterson opened…
Education
Big N.C. School Districts Won’t Be Broken Up Anytime Soon
There’s been speculation that North Carolina lawmakers might recommend breaking up our state’s two largest school districts — Wake and Charlotte/Mecklenburg. The two are behemoth, serving more than 100,000 kids…
Education
Better To Have a Smaller School District? Research is Unclear.
State lawmakers are discussing concerns that some North Carolina public school districts are simply too big to operate efficiently and to stay in touch with the needs of kids and…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Opportunity for Success in Charlotte
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan is right that the businesses and people of Charlotte and the rest of North Carolina “have a duty” to improve economic mobility. There are…
Research Brief
Regulation
Bonds, Booze, and the Beach: An Overview of Ballot Referendums
On November 7, people in cities and towns across North Carolina will go to the polls to vote in local government elections. These are municipal, not county, elections, but not…
Research Brief
Education
District Enrollment Dips as Charters Surge
Last week, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction published the final enrollment numbers for the 2016-17 school year. Overall, there was a nearly 4,500-student or 0.3 percent year-to-year decrease in…
Liberty
CMS’ new ‘culinary development manager’
Charlotte Observer reports that new Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Clayton Wilcox’s created the position of schools ‘culinary development manager.’ Surprise–the school board went for it. But keep reading: On Monday,…