The Forum heard from 15 candidates this morning. Because they represented a broad range of offices on the ballot and did not necessarily address the same questions, video material from each candidate is being posted separately. Candidates gave initial presentations. Later, some of them ... Continue Reading →
May 6 primary: Joyce Waddell
The Forum heard from 15 candidates this morning. Because they represented a broad range of offices on the ballot and did not necessarily address the same questions, video material from each candidate is being posted separately. Candidates gave initial presentations. Later, some of them ... Continue Reading →
May 6 primary: Ty Turner
The Forum heard from 15 candidates this morning. Because they represented a broad range of offices on the ballot and did not necessarily address the same questions, video material from each candidate is being posted separately. Candidates gave initial presentations. Later, some of them ... Continue Reading →
Primary Election May 6: An index to content related to candidates in the 2014 primary election
Initially, this index will focus on candidates in the May 6 primary in Mecklenburg. As content is added to the site from Forum presentations, we will add pictures of the candidates whose presentations we videotaped, and links to where you may review their statements. At the bottom of this page ... Continue Reading →
Dougas Wilson on Hagan’s Senate bid
Douglas Wilson, Sen. Kay Hagan's political director, addressed the Forum on Sen. Kay Hagan's re-election campaign. ... Continue Reading →
The West Charlotte High School Story
This 1996 video, "West Charlotte High School Story," was re-aired on the GOV Channel on March 7 as a tribute to Leroy “Pop” Miller, who died March 1. ... Continue Reading →
Sandra Clory’s trip to Egypt in search of her father’s roots
Sandra Clory made a presentation at the Forum about a search for information about her father's roots that led her to Egypt and an exploration of the story of the Ethopian Jews. Excerpts from her presentation are below. Clory passed out to participants this handout. ... Continue Reading →
New Leaders: School leader training program update
Millard House, left above, is executive director of New Leaders Charlotte, a nonprofit that trains school personnel and lateral-entry executives for leadership roles, chiefly for now in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. House was brought to CMS by Supt. Heath Morrison two years ago, but left CMS ... Continue Reading →
Nursing Amid Racism
Thereasea D. (TD) Elder was on the pilot program to integrate public health nurses in 1960s Charlotte. Her supervisors said that integration was going to happen, the black nurses would have to sell themselves to the public – and then assigned Elder to a neighborhood stronghold of the Ku Klux ... Continue Reading →
The Long Struggle for Equity in Education in North Carolina
For Black History Month, Forum participants suggested a session on some of the history of K-12 education in Mecklenburg County. Speakers were Arthur Griffin, longtime education advocate and former chair of the CMS Board of Education; Richard McElrath, former District 2 member of the board; and Sarah ... Continue Reading →
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