Sept. 26, 2017 There were many headlines from Dr. Clayton Wilcox's visit to the Forum this morning. He's looking for ways to reduce testing. He sees value in integrated classrooms. He won't budge on leaving it mostly to teachers to decide where they choose to work, no matter that they might be ... Continue Reading →
Single-payer: Shifting dollars from paperwork to better health for people
Sept. 19, 2017 Dr. Jessica Schorr Saxe spent decades as a practicing Charlotte pediatrician, many of those years in clinics serving low-income clients. She has personal experience with people unable to afford the health care that would have given them hope for a better life. Today, she is ... Continue Reading →
Charter: Strict discipline in halls, fun learning in classrooms
Aug. 1, 2017 LaToya Purvis and others involved in a new charter school on North Tryon Street are military veterans. They will call the school's youngsters "cadets." There will be pushups, but not suspensions, for out-of-line behavior. And the no-nonsense approach is designed to refocus children on ... Continue Reading →
Interim Health Department director outlines path forward
July 18, 2017 Standing on the recommendations of inside and outside program assessments, Interim Health Director Gibbie Harris on Tuesday laid out a tentative vision of how the department she has led for three weeks can escape the headlines and improve its services to the community. Elements ... Continue Reading →
August forum aims at boosting parent engagement at schools
July 11, 2017 Dr. Betty Howell Gray brought to the Forum today the work of educators who are committed to increasing parent engagement in local public schools. The local chapter of the National Alliance of Black School Educators has a forum coming up on Saturday, Aug. 12. The Q&A allowed ... Continue Reading →
A mission for better health, from the feet up
June 13, 2017 Manny Ohonme funded Samaritan's Feet in 2003 with his wife Tracie. The nonprofit puts shoes on children and adults who have ill-fitting shoes or, as often, none at all. The goal is protection against soil-transmitted diseases. Ohonme's Nigerian boyhood changed when he received a ... Continue Reading →
News on summer camps
June 6, 2017 Four items came up today about summer camps about to occur for area youth. A rundown: • • • YMCA 'Summer of Opportunity' City Council member Greg Phipps brought up the project to open three YMCA facilities for use exclusively by teens on Friday and Saturday nights between June 23 ... Continue Reading →
Preparing teens for a college that opens doors to life
May 16, 2017 Gerald Baucom says his adoptive parents opened doors for him. For more than 30 years, he's been doing the same for teens who need some help envisioning themselves going to college. Baucom's Campus Connections assists about 150 students per year. The nonprofit links teens and their ... Continue Reading →
Byers-Bailey: CMS likely won’t reconvert all westside K-8s
April 4, 2017 District 2 school board member Thelma Byers-Bailey said she did not have the votes to fully reverse the Great-Recession decision to create underfunded, unequal K-8 schools on the westside. But she predicted that money would be moved around within the upcoming school bond proposal ... Continue Reading →
Charlotte Career Discovery Day is April 20
https://charlottenc.gov/NBS/CE/Youth/Pages/default.aspx Feb. 28 2017 Dawn Hill, Dr. Yolanda Holmes and David Jessup teamed up. As in bringing three teams together to present a place for thousands of children to see something of careers they might never otherwise consider. Hill heads the Mayor’s ... Continue Reading →
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