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Perdue’s Education Record Show 3 Years of Improvement
Perdue’s Education Record Show 3 Years of Imp…
Perdue’s Education Record Show 3 Years of Imp…
Posted 8 hours ago

By Alan Cavanna
WSOC TV
January 27, 2011
It was only eight days ago that North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue visited Charlotte, declaring she would fight for more money in the classroom.

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Perdue’s Education Record Show 3 Years of Imp…
January 25th e-Newsletter
January 25th e-Newsletter
January 25th e-Newsletter
Posted 3 days ago

In this week's e-Newsletter, read about Gov. Perdue's plan to prevent deep education budget cuts, how teachers think teacher preparation programs can be improved and a new For Your Consideration…

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January 25th e-Newsletter
Obama on Education in State of the Union Address
Obama on Education in State of the Union Addr…
Obama on Education in State of the Union Addr…
Posted 3 days ago

Read the parts of President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union address that were about education.

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Obama on Education in State of the Union Addr…
A Passion for Innovation
A Passion for Innovation
A Passion for Innovation
Posted 3 days ago

You have an opportunity to be the next Thomas Edison, Orville and Wilbur Wright, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, etc.. It does not require you to have lots of money…

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A Passion for Innovation
January 18th e-Newsletter
January 18th e-Newsletter
January 18th e-Newsletter
Posted 10 days ago

In this week's e-Newsletter, read about the long-lasting impact of great teachers, the concept of 'Lesson Study', a new For Your Consideration about why the school board needs to work…

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January 18th e-Newsletter
CMS Board Needs to Work on Relationships
CMS Board Needs to Work on Relationships
CMS Board Needs to Work on Relationships
Posted 10 days ago

The board members owe this community a real effort at working together to tackle the challenges CMS faces.

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CMS Board Needs to Work on Relationships
For Dr. King, Freedom and Education Were Intertwined
For Dr. King, Freedom and Education Were Inte…
For Dr. King, Freedom and Education Were Inte…
Posted 12 days ago

By Rachel F. Moran
New  York Times
January 13, 2012
In 1954, when the United States Supreme Court unanimously declared in Brown v. Board of Education that “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal,”…

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For Dr. King, Freedom and Education Were Inte…
New CMS Board Takes District In Different Direction
New CMS Board Takes District In Different Dir…
New CMS Board Takes District In Different Dir…
Posted 17 days ago

By Israel Balderas
Fox Charlotte
January 10, 2012
A new Charlotte-Mecklenburg School board gets down to business, with drastic changes in store.

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New CMS Board Takes District In Different Dir…
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January 25, 2012 A Passion for Innovation

You have an opportunity to be the next Thomas Edison, Orville and Wilbur Wright, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, etc.. It does not require you to have lots of money or to work for a big company. In many cases it requires you to have a passion and the technical knowledge to pursue your dreams

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