President Trump announced that he and First Lady Melanie Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus. More information here and elsewhere. ... Continue Reading →
Updates on COVID-19
May 8 COVID-19 updates were from the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services and the Mecklenburg County Manager. ... Continue Reading →
County Coronavirus update
April 15, 2020 The text of County Manager Dena Diorio's April 15 Board Bulletin, which came in after the April 14 announcements were published. Some of the links below are to web pages. Others are to PDF files that will download to your computer. COVID-19 Update – Message from the ... Continue Reading →
Pass It On! Post Something Good!
March 31, 2020 By Nooma Monika Rhue, MLIS Every day I receive a daily news feed on the COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Notices about new cases and the increasing numbers of death. I read about social distancing and extended stay-at-home messages. But what compelled me to write this piece, is the ... Continue Reading →
Resources on coronavirus pandemic
Page initiated March 18, 2020 Below are links to materials on various aspects of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. E-mail your suggestions for what to list. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management Office has issued a Stay-at-Home order for County residents beginning 8 a.m., March 26 ... Continue Reading →
Coronavirus Basics
March 16, 2020 The following information was provided to patients by Tryon Medical Partners, which reports that it treats about 15% of Mecklenburg's entire population. COVID-19 is a new virus. We learn more about it every day. Overall, the risk of contracting coronavirus in Charlotte is still ... Continue Reading →
Focusing on adult patients on Medicare
Oct. 1, 2019 The leadership team opening three new medicare care facilities in North Carolina were at the Forum to tell their story, make some connections and pitch the idea that changing the incentives in medicine is a shorter path toward cost containment and better health. Grant Walker, a ... Continue Reading →
Whither CMS? Issues on people’s minds after superintendent’s resignation
July 23, 2019 The entire Forum focused on what people had on their minds after the resignation of CMS Supt. Clayton Wilcox. As expected, there was plenty to talk about. An e-mail to participants Monday night warned people not to expect new information about either the July 15 suspension of Dr. ... Continue Reading →
CMS Vice Chair reads statement on suspension of superintendent
July 16, 2019 At the end of today's Forum,CMS Board of Education Vice Chair Elyse Dashew read the following lawyer-vetted statement concerning the Monday suspension of CMS Supt. Clayton Wilcox. She declined to answer a follow-up question. To start the video, click on it. ... Continue Reading →
Bringing 2 educational silos together to support families
July 8, 2019 Greg Schermbeck’s first job after college was in a CMS classroom for the Teach For America corps. Since then, he’s crossed the lines that divide public and charter schools a time or two. His company is now shepherding Ashley Park (CMS) and Movement (charter) schools through a ... Continue Reading →
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