Congrats, CMS. You just ran off more white people. Racial bean-counting and non-stop obsessing about nebulous “equity” are sure-fire ways to convince white suburbanites not to trust CMS with their…
Not exactly a surprise that Larry Gauvreau will not seek re-election to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School board. One man can only bang his head against a wall so long. Superintendent Pete…
A school board member in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has contacted a senior special agent in the USDA?s office of inspector general in Raleigh over fraud in CMS? free and reduced-lunch program.…
The state auditor?s office has indicated it might take a look at school lunch fraud in North Carolina. As previously discussed, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is weighing the idea of doing a…
Tonight, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board will review a list of 75 ways to build less expensive schools. Larry Gauvreau, a member of the board, commented, “It is just the same…
Wow — so it is an 8-0 vote in favor of offering the CMS superintendent job to Peter Gorman. Board member Larry Gauvreau abstained arguing that the Board did not,…
Here’s where things get interesting: Peter Gorman, the 42-year-old head of the Tustin, Calif., schools, clearly made the biggest impression. Interviews with the panelists consistently showed Gorman with the highest…
The Charlotte Capitalist is also reacting to the local Knight Ridder outlet lumping school board member Larry Gauvreau in with Enron, but that reaction is much more rational than mine.…
Infighting over just who gets a seat on the 35 member Martin Commission tasked with building public support for another CMS bond package shows just how tough getting a concensus…
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board had another of its tiffs last night, but one with a very interesting and telling outcome. Board member Larry Gauvreau tried to get support for building…
Electoral observations in no particular order: Pat McCrory had Craig Madans running to his right on fiscal and transit issues, but hammered Madans on his support of benefits for gay…
Well, so much for that impartial CMS private-sector task force. Task force co-chairs Harvey Gantt and Cathy Bessant have given money to certain CMS board candidates, part of an overall…