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6 Democrats seek at-large seats on county board

April 12, 2022 Candidates & Ballots

April 12, 2022 So many candidates. So many questions. So little time. Consider this Forum a small window on all the questions, and all the issues, that voters have on their minds in the run-up to the May 17 primary. If this is a first introduction to those questions and issues, try attending ... Continue Reading →

Rebuilding K-12 education after COVID disruption

January 4, 2022 Education & Health

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 →

Jennifer De La Jara

September 14, 2021 Elect22

– Page initiated Sept. 14, 2021 Jennifer De La Jara was elected in 2019 to an at-large on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education. In fall 2021, she announced that she would be a candidate in 2022 for an at-large seat on the Board of County Commissioners. Materials on this website 4-12-22 ... Continue Reading →

Candidate De La Jara greetings

September 14, 2021 Elect22

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Startup at CMS: Hoping for no further Covid ‘pivots’

August 17, 2021 Education & Health

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 →

Open Forum

August 3, 2021 Education & Health

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 →

CMS Board candidates, part 1

September 17, 2019 Candidates & Ballots

Sept. 17, 2019 In the first of two Forum meetings to hear from CMS school board candidates, seven of the 13 candidates on the Nov. 5 ballot attended. Each brought a host of skills and talents to the table. Most have had multiple contacts with CMS. There seemed to be agreement that newly appointed ... Continue Reading →

Election 2019: Jennifer De La Jara

July 17, 2019 Elect19

Page initiated July 16, 2019 Jennifer De La Jara is a candidate for an at-large seat on the CMS Board of Education. To start videos, click on them.         Aug. 27, 2019   July 16, 2019     ... Continue Reading →

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