2015
- About struggling readers: The adults are failingJuly 8, 2015 A reading score in Level 1 ”denotes limited command of knowledge and skills.” Level 2 ”denotes partial command of knowledge and skills.” None of the students on Level ...
- New terminology, same realityJuly 5, 2015 Above is the latest revision of an old chart. The message is always the same: Schools full of economically disadvantaged children record unacceptable levels of academic achievement. The ...
- UNC expert briefs board on ‘disruptive demographics’May 26, 2015 Demographer Jim Johnson from UNC Chapel Hill met with the Board of Education and walked them through a presentation he called “Disruptive Demographics and North Carolina’s Education Challenges.” The ...
- ‘A Dream Again Deferred?’May 5, 2015 Steve Crump, above left, led author Frye Gaillard and researcher Amy Hawn Nelson through an evening program devoted to the legacy of Swann v. Mecklenburg. That case challenged ...
2012
- How should CMS define success?Sept. 8, 2012 Coding for the CMS videos from the August 2012 meeting that was originally embedded in this article has been moved to the bottom of this article. The old ...
2009
- Role of socioeconomics in the creation of achievement gapsSept. 20, 2009 Richard Rothstein, author of “Class and Schools: Using Social, Economic and Educational Reform to Close the Black-White-Achievement Gap,” responding to his critics in a report, “Schools and the ...
- Manifestations of the achievement gapJune 25, 2009 Chart based on preliminary EOG scores tracks various manifestations of the achievement gap.
- Study ranks graduation rates at UNC for CMS graduatesMay 24, 2009 A Queens University of Charlotte study dated April 2009 ranked graduation rates at UNC for graduates of CMS high schools. The original link to the study has been ...
- Justice Center: Larger percentage of students failingMay 1, 2009 Today’s article from the N.C. Justice Center is a republication of a Legislative Bulletin from April 7 noting an increase in the percentage of students failing end-of-grade reading and ...
- UCLA study argues high-stakes tests don’t workApril 22, 2009 Today’s study on “Why High-Stakes Accountability Sounds Good But Doesn’t Work” argues that sanctions under No Child Left Behind are tied to failures to achieve what are really some ...
2008
- Science scores are, well, abysmalDec. 28, 2008 Science scores in CMS are, in a word, abysmal.
- Where the board-certified teachers serve – and where they don’tDec. 11, 2008 Maps show where National Board-certified teachers serve in CMS – and where they don’t.
- CMS launches ‘data dashboard’Sept. 24, 2008 CMS has launched a “data dashboard” on its website for better access to test scores and other information. The link referred to in the box above has gone ...
- Reading skills, poverty in high schoolsAug. 26, 2008 Graphic tracks Critical Reading SAT scores against poverty statistics by high school.
- ‘Education and Poverty’ paper discussed on ‘Charlotte Talks’Aug. 20, 2008 On WFAE’s “Charlotte Talks,” Fellowship board members, a school board member and a family court judge discuss “Education and Poverty” paper. If children haven’t mastered the basic skills for ...
- School issues put on the tableAug. 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 ...
- Achievement gaps, high schoolJune 25, 2008 Chart displays ethnic score gaps in CMS on high school end-of-course tests by subject.
- Achievement gap, mathJune 24, 2008 Chart displays ethnic score gap in CMS on end-of-grade math scores.
- CMS data links poverty, low academic performanceMarch 21, 2008 Academic performance and poverty As schoolhouse poverty rates fall, scores rise – and this is neither new, nor news At a meeting with the Fellowship in February, CMS Supt. Peter ...
2007
- Number of CMS dropouts skyrocketsFeb. 1, 2007, The Charlotte Observer “The dropout rate for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and several area districts soared last year, fueling an increase across North Carolina, according to a report released Wednesday. “The ...