Inclusive public schools where all Charlotte-Mecklenburg children reach their potential
Oct. 1, 2009 The three dozen speakers at Thursday night’s community meeting on the Myers Park High-East Meck High portion of the current student assignment debate had a few imaginative ideas. They expressed dismay that the debate pitted two strong set of parent groups “against” one another. But by far most of the comments from Read More …
TEXT CACHE in event that original location is unavailable Return to The Swann Fellowship Main Page ————————————————————————————————– http://www.charlotteobserver.com/topstories/story/976980.html 3 more schools may join options for Eastover McCully tells parents that discussion could expand to include Selwyn, Sharon, Billingsville elementaries. By Ann Doss Helms [email protected] Posted: Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2009 Cautious hope mingled with confusion and consternation Read More …
Sept. 29, 2009 Two school board members, a dozen or so CMS staff and a couple hundred parents gathered Tuesday night at Myers Park High School to explore options to relieve overcrowding at Eastover Elementary. Several parents chastised staff for offering short-term fixes that might leave Eastover overcrowded once again in only a few years. Read More …
Sept. 22, 2009 School board District 4 member Tom Tate, left, confers with at-large member Joe White after Tuesday’s board meeting. Myers Park Elementary parents were dressed in red, while Eastover parents dressed in white as the board discussed initial options to deal with crowding at Eastover. Community meetings begin next week as CMS Read More …
Sept. 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 Achievement Gap: A Symposium,” published by the Poverty and Race Research Action Council, September-October, 2004. “… In the long run, effective public policy cannot Read More …
Sept. 10, 2009 From the North Carolina General Statutes, and worthy of being read aloud at every PTA meeting at every struggling public school. State law gives PTAs the right to bypass local administrations and give a shout-out to NC education officials when their children are not being served:
July 28, 2009 U.S. Department of Education to Award Grants for Student Assignment Policies Facilitating Diversity Deadline: August 21, 2009 A notice published in the Federal Register on July 22 invites local educational agencies (school districts) to apply to the U.S. Department of Education for competitive grants to arrange and pay for technical assistance in Read More …
July 21, 2009 From the July 21 NC Justice News, published by Raleigh-based N.C. Justice Center: “EDUCATION: Involving Parents in Personal Education Plans “House Bill 804, a measure that would amend the law regarding personal education plans (PEPs) for students at risk of academic failure, has passed in both the House and Senate chambers. However, Read More …
June 25, 2009 Chart based on preliminary EOG scores tracks various manifestations of the achievement gap.
May 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 broken. The study was published in three parts: an Executive Summary, Part One and Part Two.