Articles About CMS

Crisis Comes to Charlotte Schools

Mary Curtis - www.niemanwatchdogs.org - May 4, 2009

Education matters.

That is the message from President Barack Obama, especially to those who think the economy is challenge enough. But even a president with a message will become distracted by events — by swine flu or torture memos or instability in Pakistan.  More>>

From Students:  What to Cut

Kids Voting Youth Voice - www.charlotte.com - April 29, 2009

In the classroom

Students are in school to learn. Everything else is nice, but extra  More>>

Swimming Without a Suit
Thomas Friedman - The New York Times - April 21, 2009

Speaking of financial crises and how they can expose weak companies and weak countries, Warren Buffett once famously quipped that “only when the tide goes out do you find out who is not wearing a bathing suit.” So true. But what’s really unnerving is that America appears to be one of those countries that has been swimming buck naked — in more ways than one.  More>>

School board run off to an early start

Ann Doss Helms - The Charlotte Observer - April 14, 2009
November elections poised to shake up CMS leadership, but season usually kicks off in July.
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CMS board tentatively supports Gorman's budget
Ann Doss Helms - The Charlotte Observer - April 29, 2009

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board appears ready to ask county commissioners for the same $351million the district got last year, with four options for deeper cuts that would bring hundreds more classroom layoffs.  More>>

Education advocate says get angry
Ann Doss Helms - The Charlotte Observer - April 22, 2009

Leonard Pitts contends everyone knows how to improve schools. It's a matter of finding the will to do it.