Sept. 21, 2021 A virtual meeting of the Black Political Caucus heard tonight from Supt. Earnest Winston and a number of his CMS colleagues. The embedded video below is from Facebook Live from the Zoom virtual meeting. [The Facebook embed did not play in Safari's desktop browser, so this screenshare ... Continue Reading →
Let the reading begin
Sept. 21, 2021 To empower. Specifically, to empower parents, not just with rights, but with skills, to guide their children into the world of reading. Dr. Munro Richardson, executive director of Read Charlotte, gathered together for today's Forum a number of colleagues from area groups working ... Continue Reading →
‘Massive community response’ sought to overcome reading loss
Sept. 3, 2021 In an initial review of 3rd-grade reading scores from CMS and some comparison districts, the nonprofit Read Charlotte has outlined the sweeping erosion in reading skills among young children due to the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The pandemic is an equal opportunity ... Continue Reading →
Wexford outlines goals for medical center development
Aug. 24, 2021 Anxieties and excitement were both on display this morning as development officials outlined plans for an Innovation Zone that in a decade may surround the Wake Forest School of Medicine-Charlotte. Excitement came mostly from the presenters, who had plans to lay out: $300 million ... Continue Reading →
Some history of the medical school site
Aug. 20, 2021 Frank and Hattie Dixon lived at 617 Long St. He was a helper at Tabriz Persian Rugs at 501 E. Trade. St. Robert Roach, a yardman, lived at 620 Long St., across from the Dixons. George and Willie Brown lived at 621. He was an orderly at Presbyterian Hospital. One block west, between ... Continue Reading →
Startup at CMS: Hoping for no further Covid ‘pivots’
Aug. 17, 2021 Watching their Covid updates and their employee vacancy lists, members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education today fielded questions from Forum participants about plans for the coming year. Chairperson Elyse Dashew did most of the presentation. Five members of the board ... Continue Reading →
Hechinger Report looks at grade structure
Aug. 16, 2021 Writer Kelly Field focused on Charlotte K-8s and middle schools to explore the question in the headline: “Can you fix middle school by getting rid of it?” Her answer, of course, is that it is complicated, but that the key fixes have little to do with grade structure and everything to ... Continue Reading →
Critical Race Theory: A Primer
Aug. 10, 2021 Longtime paralegal and former school board chair Arthur Griffin focused on the academic underpinnings and legal focus of the originators of a variety of analyses that seem to get mixed together in some Americans' current obsession with "critical race theory." Board of County ... Continue Reading →
Open Forum
Aug. 3, 2021 A not-at-all-funny thing happened on the way to gathering intelligence on what's on the community's mind: Today's Open Forum was dominated by the fallout from Covid-19 and the new Delta variant. School masking. Evictions. How to persuade the unvaccinated. The stresses and strains of ... Continue Reading →
Assisting people living with AIDS
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 →
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