May 24, 2022 Start with one high-needs school. Canvass the neighborhood. Find out what parents think they and their children need that might be supported out of the schoolhouse. Find agencies and volunteers to fill those needs. Empower parents and other neighborhood residents to help direct the ... Continue Reading →
Forum discusses future of CMS in wake of firing
April 19, 2022 ... Continue Reading →
Subsidy of Internet fees available to low-income households
Feb. 15, 2022 The first federal intervention in the economic fallout from COVID-19, named the CARES Act and approved in March 2020, set aside money for a temporary Emergency Broadband Benefit Program to subsidize broadband access during the pandemic. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ... Continue Reading →
Women’s health: Honoring trailblazers, lending encouragement
Jan. 25, 2022 Forum participants today listened to stories describing how meetings over the last year among women focused on women’s overall health have led to a multi-pronged effort, first to recognize leaders in women’s health, and second to provide women ways to find the support they need to ... Continue Reading →
Barbara Ledford, former Dub-C principal, dies
Jan. 24, 2022 Barbara Ledford, former West Charlotte High principal and inspiration to many of her students, died Dec. 30. A Charlotte Ledger appreciation, republished in QCityMetro here. – – – ... Continue Reading →
Rebuilding K-12 education after COVID disruption
Jan. 4, 2022 On a day when CMS and other schools were returning to classrooms, Forum participants engaged in a discussion of challlenges schools face in the post-COVID era. The conversation covered lots of ground: Many children have fallen behind amid remote learning. Teachers are leaving for ... Continue Reading →
Profound Gentlemen tallies its educator support efforts
Dec. 31, 2021 Charlotte-based Profound Gentlemen issued an annual report outlining the year’s accomplishments in supporting male educators of color both professionally and personally as a way to boost retention of these mentors in America’s classrooms. The details were provided in a YouTube ... Continue Reading →
Incoming health director on pandemic, health disparities
Nov. 30, 2021 The incoming director of the Mecklenburg County Health Department has most of the department running flat-out to meet the COVID-19 challenge. But a busted wi-fi connection in his office sent him off to a conference room with a cell phone camera. Yet, he barely missed a beat. Dr. ... Continue Reading →
Dr. Ophelia Garmon-Brown dies
Nov. 18, 2021 Additional information on Dr. Gorman-Brown’s life and contributions is at QCityMetro. The Charlotte Observer The Charlotte Post American Academy of Family Physicians ... Continue Reading →
Read Charlotte reports on 3rd quarter work
Nov. 5, 2021 Munro Richardson sent in the following pages from a third-quarter report from Read Charlotte. All of the pages are in a downloadable PDF here. ... Continue Reading →
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