Nov. 10, 2015 Terrell Ivory grew up in Charlotte and graduated from North Meck High and Davidson College. During one year in that span, he was a student at an institution nearly as old as the Declaration of Independence. And on Tuesday he was at the Forum explaining his work recruiting minority ... Continue Reading →
News outlets report on C.W. Williams Health Center
The week saw at least three updates on C.W. Williams Community Health Center. ----- See story at charlotteobserver.com -------- ... Continue Reading →
Queen Thompson on Lawrence Orr’s contributions to Mecklenburg
Sept. 22, 2015 Forum regular Queen Thompson announced that CMS would name its newest elementary school for Lawrence Orr, her grandfather, on Sept. 25. In the announcement below she gives some of the man's contributions to Mecklenburg County. ... Continue Reading →
Group proposes new approach for majority-African American schools
Sept. 22, 2015 Ken Simmons led a presentation this morning about "Another option to Improving the Educational Performance of Poor and Inner-city Youth in Mecklenburg County." Video from the presentation and the Q&A that followed is in five pieces below. Below the videos are the slides from ... Continue Reading →
Newspapers write about C.W. Williams Community Health Center
Sept. 20, 2015 The Charlotte Post on Thursday and then the Charlotte Observer on Sunday wrote about C.W. Williams Community Health Center. First, Herb White, then David Perlmutt. SEPTEMBER 19, 2015 New CEO: Troubled C.W. Williams Health Center is ‘here to stay’ C.W. Williams still in ... Continue Reading →
7 CMS candidates on November ballot address Forum
Sept. 8, 2015 Seven candidates for three at-large seats on the CMS Board of Education addressed the Forum today. All nine were invited; Angela Ambroise did not attend, and Larry Bumgarner said he would be out of town and would come to a later Forum. Two decisions made the Sept. 8 Forum ... Continue Reading →
Ford claims CMS hiring freeze; Supt. Clark says it’s only on TAs
Sept. 1, 2015 N.C. Sen. Joel Ford Tuesday questioned why CMS appears to be under a hiring freeze when the legislature has provided the same money as last year, plus a fund to deal with growth. In a follow-up story Thursday morning, the Observer's Ann Doss Helms wrote that Supt. Ann Clark said ... Continue Reading →
Portia Motsapi thanks donors for making her dream come true
Aug. 25, 2015 Portia Motsapi was one of nine young people who met Forum co-founder Sarah Stevenson two years ago when Stevenson was on tour in South Africa. The young people helped push Stevenson's wheelchair, and hit it off with the longtime activist and educator. They dubbed her Queen Go ... Continue Reading →
Munro Richardson takes Meck’s measure on reading scale
July 7, 2015 In his first 10 weeks in Charlotte, Dr. Munro Richardson has been mostly listening. He's heard enough to believe that everyone has an opinion on why more children are not reading well. What he said he hasn't heard, he says, is very many people asking teachers, reading buddies and ... Continue Reading →
Nonprofits filling gaps in medical care delivery
June 30, 2015 Three nonprofits collaborate with each other, the big hospitals and other area providers to fill some of the gaps in health care for area residents who find themselves without options. Two of the groups, Care Ring and Charlotte Community Health, are mostly local. NC MedAssist has ... Continue Reading →
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