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Session focuses on students at West Charlotte High School

November 27, 2012 Education & Health

Nov. 27, 2012 The video below is a collection of clips from comments at this morning's Forum dealing with the general subject of "today's student." At the end of the video, students are invited to respond by forwarding comments in words or video. None were received.    ... Continue Reading →

Education pioneer Kat Crosby dies

November 20, 2012 Education & Health

Text Cashe for use if the following link is not available http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/11/19/3677398/charlotte-mecklenburg-education.html Charlotte-Mecklenburg education pioneer Kat Crosby dies CMS teacher, administrator was leader in desegregation fight and healing ... Continue Reading →

L.I.F.T. may limit use of year-round calendar

November 13, 2012 Education & Health

Nov. 13, 2012 During an update on Charlotte-Mecklenburg's Project L.I.F.T. program this morning at the Forum, Project L.I.F.T. community coordinator Brandi Williams said the group could decide to implement a longer, nearly year-round calendar at some Project L.I.F.T. schools but not at all of ... Continue Reading →

What it will take to end bullying

October 27, 2012 Education & Health

By Kenneth A. Simmons, M.Ed. Oct. 27, 2012 One of the most horrific behaviors or set of experiences being presented on stage throughout America is bullying. Many experts agree that bullying may take on many different forms; however, bullying can generally be defined as deliberate and hurtful ... Continue Reading →

On housing, low-wealth neighborhoods and CMS

October 23, 2012 Education & Health

Oct. 23, 2012 CMS school board member Richard McElrath discussed housing, low-wealth neighborhoods and the difficulties CMS faces educating all children.  ... Continue Reading →

Joyce Waddell on CMS Supt. Heath Morrison’s town halls

October 2, 2012 Education & Health

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Richard McElrath on changes under way in CMS

October 2, 2012 Education & Health

Oct. 2, 2012 CMS Board of Education District 2 member Richard McElrath made these comments to the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum on Oct. 2, 2012 about staff changes already under way under new Supt. Heath Morrison.   ... Continue Reading →

Title I briefing

September 25, 2012 Education & Health

Sept. 25, 2012 Two CMS staffers offered a briefing Tuesday on the federal Title I program and how Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools uses the funds to offer educational services to the targeted low-income children. Below are three videos. The first is an introductory presentation by Yvette Smith, CMS ... Continue Reading →

Morrison returns to Forum, answers questions on CMS

September 11, 2012 Education & Health

Sept. 11, 2012 On a day when the opening prayer invoked the sacrifices made on this day in 2001, Supt. Heath Morrison praised Charlotte-Mecklenburg teachers for their efforts and offered a number of observations he's made in his three months on the job. Morrison was last at the Forum on April ... Continue Reading →

Head of training effort says group is listening to employers’ needs

August 28, 2012 Education & Health

Aug. 28, 2012 Steve Partridge runs the federally funded job retraining program in Mecklenburg County. Born in the 1960s as CETA, and having had several other names, it reorganized itself this year as Charlotte Works. And, says Partridge, it set about trying to do a better job of listening to ... Continue Reading →

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