Inclusive public schools where all Charlotte-Mecklenburg children reach their potential
3-20-16: The Census pegs Joe and Joanne Average’s household income in Mecklenburg at $56,472. So if all their income went toward buying the new $98.4 million high school that CMS needs to relieve South Meck and Ardrey Kell, it would take Joe and Joanne just 1,742 years to pay off the loan – without interest. Read More …
3-17-16: The first report from the CMS survey about community attitudes about student assignment raises may issues. Among them: On map at right (click to enlarge), by board district, are percentages of respondents disagreeing or strongly disagreeing with the following statement: “I would be OK with a longer bus ride if it meant my child(ren) attended Read More …
3-11-16: The Charlotte Chamber’s Natalie English asked CMS Supt. Ann Clark to summarize her March 9 message to the chamber’s Workforce Development Committee. The message? Parents are “looking in the rear-vew mirror” to how CMS used to be forced by courts to deal with assignment. The board isn’t talking about busing, there isn’t a plan Read More …
March 10, 2016 For all CMS K-5 and K-8 schools, the average number of students per classroom, in descending order: Hawk Ridge 22.44 Davidson 22.13 Prov. Spring 21.98 Eliz. Lane 21.74 Park Road 21.54 Polo Ridge 21.49 Washam 21.41 Elon Park 21.15 Cornelius 21.13 River Gate 21.05 Olde Prov. 20.91 Matthews 20.85 Smithfield 20.75 Sharon Read More …
March 7, 2016 For all CMS K-5 and K-8 schools, the perentage of all classrooms at a school that are outside in mobile units. Collinswood 51.1% Park Road 50.0% Albemarle Road 46.2% Windsor Park 43.5% Montclaire 42.9% Nations Ford 42.6% Hidden Valley 41.8% Mountain Is. 41.7% Highland Mill 40.0% Briarwood 39.1% Chantilly 35.7% Grier 35.2% Read More …
3-7-16: Between 2011 and 2015, Garner High cut its annual dropout rate from 5.62% to 1.42%, a 75% drop, Matt Dees writes for EdNC. Assistant Principal Joe Bundens: “I don’t think we’re doing anything that other high schools aren’t doing…. We have a lot of good people who care about our kids being successful…. We Read More …
March 6, 2016 The flier above is for a conference to be held Saturday, April 2 at the UNC School of Law, 160 Ridge Rd., Chapel Hill. Entitled “Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg at 45: Celebrating Swann, Examining the Judicial Retreat from School Integration, and Imagining a Path Forward,” the event is co-sponsored by the Black Law Student Read More …
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 …