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Why aren’t more adults engaged in fight for a future for all children?

Posted onJuly 24, 2014February 14, 2016

July 24, 2014 Well, here I sit at this computer in the early morning. I attended the last monthly board meeting of the Swann Fellowship, and was not surprised to find that we have now dwindled down to three members who made the effort to come together (meet) at 7:30 in the morning, and three Read More …

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How the plan CMS is developing is reprehensible

Posted onOctober 14, 2010February 14, 2016

Oct. 14, 2010 Well, it appears that the prevailing attitude of the current school board is that Neighborhood Schools are only for the middle and upper class. The rest of this community will not only have to subject themselves to being bused to another failing school, but be bused past their own neighborhood school so Read More …

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CMS Board of Education hires a new employee

Posted onAugust 12, 2010February 14, 2016

Aug. 12, 2010 Tuesday night, the Board of Education hired a new CMS employee. No matter that hundreds of teachers and teacher assistants and psychologists and media specialists and skilled tradesmen had been laid off in the last few months. This employee was welcomed. This new CMS employee came on staff right after board members Read More …

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How can we fix what we say we don’t understand?

Posted onApril 8, 2009February 14, 2016

April 8, 2009 When Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education Chairperson Molly Griffin addressed the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum Tuesday morning, she said the board was focusing all its energy on closing the achievement gap. Fair enough. But then there was this exchange: Q. What causes the gap? A. “That is a great question. I think there Read More …

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