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The State Funds 78 Percent of CMS Positions. The County Fills the Gap.
The state funds 78 percent of CMS positions. The county funds 2,707 more. Superintendent Crystal Hill showed the board what happens if either side flinches.
CMS Kindergarten Literacy Hits a Four-Year High — 4,858 Students Still Short of Target
Sixty-three percent of K-2 students across Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are at or above benchmark on the DIBELS early literacy assessment, the highest mid-year mark since the district adopted the assessment in 2022-23. The district still needs 4,858 more students to reach its annual target of 79 percent.
CMS Board Committee Spent Six Weeks Rewriting Family Engagement Policy. Then They Found the Real Problem.
The Family and Community Engagement Ad Hoc Committee is drafting the district's first standalone family engagement policy, and discovered there are no written rules for how board members use district staff.
CMS Asks Mecklenburg County for $698.6 Million. Here's What's In It.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is asking Mecklenburg County for $698.6 million to fund a $1.97 billion operating budget, including a fourth consecutive 5% teacher supplement increase, while North Carolina still has not passed a state budget for this year or next.
North Carolina Is Last in the Country. Mecklenburg's Board Said So Out Loud.
The state ranks first for business and last in school funding. On Tuesday night, Mecklenburg's board said both things out loud.
A Teacher Got Three Minutes. The Board Got the Rest of the Night.
A CMS teacher brought documented facts and a specific ask to the Mecklenburg County Board. The board did not respond. Three hours later, four commissioners said the same things he'd said, to each other.
Two Half Days Become Full Ones: CMS Board Acts After Storm Chaos
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools voted unanimously to convert two early release days into full school days after winter storms disrupted eight consecutive days of instruction.
CMS Board of Education Meeting Recap: New Principals Named, Literacy Data Reviewed, 2027–28 Calendar Options Released
CMS leaders outlined 3–5 reading progress targets, named new school leaders, and launched a community survey for two 2027–28 calendar options after a virtual Board meeting.
CMS Posts Historic Gains: 55 Schools Improve, 89% Meet Growth, Low-Performing Drops to 18%
CMS reports record gains: 55 schools improved grades, 89% met or exceeded growth, and low-performing schools dropped from 32% to 18%. What changed inside the district's playbook.