Sept. 24, 2019 In the second of two Forum meetings to hear from CMS school board candidates, two of the 13 candidates on the Nov. 5 ballot attended. Annette Albright and Elyse Dashew attended today. Queen Thompson, Monty Witherspoon, Jordan Pineda, Stephanie Sneed, Lenora Shipp, Jennifer De La Jara ... Continue Reading →
Election 2019: Elyse Dashew
Page initiated July 16, 2019 Elyse Dashew is a candidate for an at-large seat on the CMS Board of Education. To start videos, click on them. July 16, 2019 ... Continue Reading →
CMS Vice Chair reads statement on suspension of superintendent
July 16, 2019 At the end of today's Forum,CMS Board of Education Vice Chair Elyse Dashew read the following lawyer-vetted statement concerning the Monday suspension of CMS Supt. Clayton Wilcox. She declined to answer a follow-up question. To start the video, click on it. ... Continue Reading →
Brightwalk apartment block opens, named for Sarah Stevenson
Oct. 18, 2017 Out of the rubble, broken dreams and stunted futures of the Double Oaks Apartments project are rising market-rate and subsidized apartments and homes. More than 100 people gathered this morning to officially open an apartment block in the new Brightwalk neighborhood that has been ... Continue Reading →
Open Forum focuses on officer-involved shooting, funding priorities
Jan. 31, 2017 It began as an Open Forum. But Sarah Stevenson had asked Willie Ratchford to bring a police official to discuss a recent officer-involved fatal shooting on Albemarle Road. So Ratchford addressed some of the issues that have already emerged, including the position taken by some young ... Continue Reading →
Election 2015 Winners
Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts (52.26%); Council At-large Julie Eiselt (16.98%) Vi Lyles (16.36%) Claire Fallon (15.81%) James Mitchell (14.30%) Council Districts 1: Patsy Kinsey (93.35%) 2: Al Austin (79.56%) 3: LaWana Mayfield (76.12%) 4: Greg Phipps (71.53%) 5: John Autry ... Continue Reading →
7 CMS candidates on November ballot address Forum
Sept. 8, 2015 Seven candidates for three at-large seats on the CMS Board of Education addressed the Forum today. All nine were invited; Angela Ambroise did not attend, and Larry Bumgarner said he would be out of town and would come to a later Forum. Two decisions made the Sept. 8 Forum ... Continue Reading →
Elyse Dashew, Sandra Conway push petition for full school funding
Elyse Dashew and Sandra Conway have organized a letter-writing and petition effort to encourage full funding of CMS's budget. Their efforts have drawn some media coverage. Below is the text of a Michelle Boudin report that ran on NBC6 on Monday. (The video has been removed from the WCNC ... Continue Reading →