July 27, 2021 If those dealing with other health issues had advocates as passionate as the three people who addressed the Forum about HIV/AIDS treatment this morning, the human race would be a more confident bunch. Janice Shirley of Charlotte, with roots at Myers Park High, is focused on linking ... Continue Reading →
UNC president reflects on Hannah-Jones controversy
July 23, 2021 Joel Ford sent in a link to UNC System President Peter Hans’ July 22 report to the UNC Board of Governors on which Ford serves. The report included Hans’ veiled but clear reference to the controversy sparked by the tenure fight over journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones. “My job,” ... Continue Reading →
Arthur Griffin on 3 issues facing CMS
July 13, 2021 Nearly two hours into a three-hour CMS Board of Education session to listen to public comment, former board chair and longtime Forum participant Arthur Griffin offered, in his allotted two minutes, his thoughts on three of the biggest issues facing the board: Student ... Continue Reading →
Mediation ends latest County-CMS skirmish
July 8, 2021 The latest county-CMS funding dispute came to an end June 24 with a mediated settlement that was approved by County Commissioners July 8. County and CMS statements on the subject, and the text of the agreement, are below. No children learned a thing from the flap, but all staff and ... Continue Reading →
Healthy food, healthy futures
June 22, 2021 Vivian Stuart came out of retirement to boost the fortunes of the Rosa Parks Farmers Market. Reggie Singleton has his day job at the county's Health Department, but for nearly 30 years he has built The Males Place, a mentoring project working with regular kids and sowing the seeds ... Continue Reading →
Retired superintendent joins Diorio in critique of CMS leadership
James F. Pughsley served as CMS superintendent from 2002 to 2005. He submitted this piece to The Charlotte Observer under the headline, "In Times of Crisis: Leadership for Results." By Dr. James L. Pughsley, CMS Superintendent (Ret.) Effective leadership and execution, not the lack of funding, ... Continue Reading →
Arthur Griffin makes case for accountability
May 18, 2021 Arthur Griffin Jr. says he is "just asking for accountable education policy and practice." The former chair of the CMS Board of Education wants school and community leaders to dig into the data, and realize how thousands of children will leave schools without the "career- and ... Continue Reading →
CMS test scores show proficiency losses during pandemic
March 30, 2021 At a March 3 State Board of Education meeting, staff released a Testing and Accountability Update that showed results of fall 2020 high school testing in English II, Math 1, Math 3 and Biology. The results, when compared with fall 2019 results, showed large increases in the number of ... Continue Reading →
CMS learning to learn amid a pandemic
March 23, 2021 Supt. Earnest Winston and CMS Board Chairperson Elyse Dashew on Tuesday gave an update on how the pandemic has affected students, teachers, families and the entire community in the past year. They noted detabilizing but necessary changes to calendars; success in giving every ... Continue Reading →
Dr. Cohen encourages all to be vaccinated
March 9, 2021 At a vaccination center in Raleigh, Dr. Mindy Cohen, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, got her COVID-19 vaccination today, using her visit to the Raleigh vaccination site to encourage others to get any one of the vaccines when it is their turn. ... Continue Reading →
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