Feb. 19, 2013 Blanche Penn from the Pruitt Recreation Center in Charlotte previews the Black Inventors Exhibit and the Underground Railroad presentation at this morning's Forum. ... Continue Reading →
Richard McElrath: New math tests mostly word problems
Feb. 13, 2013 Richard McElrath talks about upcoming CMS math tests, which will focus on word problems. ... Continue Reading →
Statement on superintendent’s 8 goals
Feb. 12, 2013 Dr. Betty Howell Gray sent in the following statement on behalf of the National Alliance of Black School Educators after a Jan. 31 reception for CMS Supt. Heath Morrison: Greetings! A special thanks to guests who attended the reception and those who had a schedule conflict and ... Continue Reading →
West Charlotte High Principal John Wall addresses Forum
Feb. 12, 2013 John A. Wall Jr. is in his first year as principal of West Charlotte High School. West Charlotte is a place with, in some old-timers' view, a storied history; a place with, in many current residents' eyes, a sorry present; and, in the eyes of this New York-born veteran educator, a ... Continue Reading →
‘Cultural competency and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’
Feb. 11, 2013 This "Good afternoon CMS Partners" e-mail was addressed Monday afternoon to the Forum and to representatives of the YMCA, the Latin American Women's Association, A Child's Place, the Mecklenburg PTA, Communities in Schools, Mecklenburg Ministries, Kids Voting, MeckEd, the Charlotte ... Continue Reading →
Malachi Greene: He’s baaaaack!
Feb. 5, 2013 The former City Council member has been away from his beloved Forum for health reasons. On Feb. 5, 2013 he returned, to applause. He thanked friends for their support during his illness, then delivered a full-throated call to action. ... Continue Reading →
Henry explains new role forging CMS partnerships
Feb. 5, 2013 LaTarzja Henry has been a central administrator with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for more than a decade, mostly in communications positions. Henry was at the Forum this morning to explain her new role as an assistant superintendent for a new department of community ... Continue Reading →
New Leaders: Training school leaders for today’s challenges
Jan. 29, 2013 Leaders, advisers, alumni and "students" in the New Leaders program addressed the Forum today about a program designed to give educators in challenging CMS schools the tools they need to help every child succeed. There was much hope and celebration in the room Tuesday. But there ... Continue Reading →
Ken Koontz on New Leaders program
Jan 29, 2013 New Leaders asked for a transcript of what Forum regular Ken Koontz said during the Forum about New Leaders and public schools and charter schools working together for all children. A transcript follows. Below the transcript is a player for the audio. Ken Koontz, ... Continue Reading →
Advocate for ‘shared parenting’ addresses Forum
Jan. 22, 2013 Sheila Peltzer's grandchildren got caught up in the process by which family courts award custody of children to one or another parent after a separation or divorce. And Peltzer clearly believes that the law did not do right by these children – or most other children. Her experience ... Continue Reading →