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March 3, 2016 This article was first published on this website Dec. 27, 2008 when the writer was a CMS teacher trying to organize a support group for educators working in urban schools. During the recent renovation of this website, we asked him about it. He asked to make some small changes and those are Read More …
Nov. 27, 2015 Here’s a question you can ponder while you’re sitting quietly digesting the turkey leftovers: Do you remember having a teacher you really connected with and learned so much from? Were there others in the class that did not have such an experience? Or were you the one who didn’t think much of Read More …
June 20, 2015 When parents vote with their children’s future, what programmatic offerings sell in Charlotte-Mecklenburg? One gauge each year is the magnet lottery. The results of the first lottery this spring are here. Only about 15% of CMS parents participate in the lottery. About a fifth of elementary children enroll in magnets. If more Read More …
Jan. 23, 2012 We have a small task for you to perform in the name of school reform. Below this article is a set of statements titled “Student Survey.” Imagine yourself back in high school. Pick one of your teachers. Read the statements and think about how you would have answered each one about each Read More …
Dec. 11, 2008 Maps show where National Board-certified teachers serve in CMS – and where they don’t.
Aug. 14, 2008 Fellowship holds community discussion of “Education and Poverty in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.” Discussion of paper on poverty draws unusual participants – outspoken teachers Tuesday’s community discussion put on the table a lot of issues facing Charlotte-Mecklenburg. And participants and the news coverage the meeting garnered may spark broader community discussion of those issues. Read More …
March 4, 2008 Student success is a matter of teacher expectations: CMS science educator turns around school lives Written by CMS Public Relations Dr. Cindy Moss of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools was among six experts asked to participate in a panel discussion held by the House of Representatives’ Diversity & Innovation Caucus in Washington, D.C. on Feb. Read More …