Students reporting being home alone after school
Feb. 27, 2008 CMS students reporting being home alone after school: Data from the 2007 CMS Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
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Toronto Star reports on ‘new racial divide’ in Charlotte
Feb. 11, 2008 Click here for Feb. 10 story; PDF In this article below, a daughter of ’80s CMS board member responds to Star report, laments changes in her Charlotte schools Click here for Feb. 17 story; PDF
Swann Board endorses League’s Equity Funding ‘Call to Action’
Dec. 20, 2007 At their Dec. 13 board meeting, directors of the Swann Fellowship endorsed the League of Women Voters’ “Equity Funding – A Call to Action.” The vote was unanimous. The Call to Action seeks policy changes by the CMS school board that would better fund education at schools assigned many high-needs children. “Policy Read More …
Little Rock school district declared unitary
Feb. 23, 2007, Arkansas Times “Federal Judge Bill Wilson ended the Little Rock School District’s long entanglement with desegregation litigation Friday with a 49-page order that declared the district unitary. “The district is now free to operate how it sees fit, without court supervision and without the involvement of attorney John Walker and the Joshua Read More …
Law dean asks whether Charlotte assignment puts children at risk
Feb. 9, 2007 The following is the text of a speech delivered to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Bar Association on Friday, Jan. 26, 2007 by John Charles Boger, dean of the School of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Text and charts provided by the author. Boger’s biography is here, his CV here. Read More …
Number of CMS dropouts skyrockets
Feb. 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 number of CMS students who left school during the 2005-06 academic year surged about 55%, from 1,100 to 1,700. That jump accounts for Read More …
How North Carolina counts dropouts
Jan. 24, 2007 N.C. dropout rate accounting is about to change. An explanation from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction: North Carolina’s current method for calculating dropout rates has been widely criticized. A new measure that should be more accurate was used for the first time with respect to the class of 2006; those results will Read More …
Schools turning to wealth, not race, to integrate schools
Jan. 11, 2007, USA Today “A small but growing number of school districts are using – or are thinking about using – a child’s socioeconomic status to help determine what school they attend. “The trend has been fueled by court rulings that limit race-based student assignment and research that suggests all children learn better when Read More …
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http://www.seattletimes.com/education/lawsuit-aims-to-force-state-to-boost-money-for-education/ Lawsuit aims to force state to boost money for education School-district officials, union leaders and civic activists are poised to file the most sweeping lawsuit against the state of Washington… January 5, 2007 By Alex Fryer School-district officials, union leaders and civic activists are poised to file the most sweeping lawsuit against the state Read More …
Leandro-type lawsuit underway in Washington State
Jan, 5, 2007, The Seattle Times “School-district officials, union leaders and civic activists are poised to file the most sweeping lawsuit against the state of Washington over education spending in three decades. “The parties will meet today to discuss plans for the suit, which is expected to be filed next week. It will ask a Read More …