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 →
Helping a friend: Training available to spot mental health issues
May 26, 2015 Three staff members outlined training and education offerings available from Mental Health America of Central Carolinas. The group handed out three brochures: “The MHA: your Source for Mental Health Education,” “Parent Voice Program” and “Compeer Program.” Mental Health America ... Continue Reading →
Video of ‘A Dream Again Deferred?’
May 5, 2015 It was billed as a commemoration of Swann v. Mecklenburg, the court case brought by Julius Chambers that led the U.S. Supreme Court in a Charlotte case to approve the use of mandatory busing to overcome the effects of segregation mandated by local law. But the room May 5 was filled ... Continue Reading →
Sickle Cell: Assisting patients while raising awareness
April 21, 2015 Four health care advocates made the case at the Forum today for greater awareness of sickle cell disease, a genetically transmitted disease that causes potentially life-threatening complications among its predominantly African-American victims. About 800 adults and children in ... Continue Reading →
The 2015-2016 CMS Budget: Background materials
Page initiated April 16, 2015 Here are links to material shared with the Forum on the 2015-2016 CMS budget proposed by Supt. Ann Clark and subsequent Board consideration of the subject. If you would like material considered for listing in this archive, e-mail it to the Forum. CMS materials 4-23 ... Continue Reading →
Success stories from a charter’s first year
April 14, 2015 Tom Hanley mostly doesn't talk in specifics. Except for his enrollment. In a town where there have been spectacular collapses of N.C. charter schools during the first year at a high cost to individual students and the state, Commonwealth High School has enrolled 300 students, ... Continue Reading →
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