Stephanie Sneed challenged Carol Sawyer for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board four years ago and lost. Sneed is concerned after the school board voted for a new political map that removes Sneed's precinct from Sawyer's district. Sawyer is responsible for drawing the map.
As Mecklenburg County and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools hash out their funding dispute, we hear from those who support and those who object to the county’s position.
Mecklenburg County commissioners have cited low-performing schools and persistent racial gaps on test scores when they voted to withhold $56 million from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. They say they want to force CMS to produce a better school improvement plan. CMS leaders, meanwhile, have accused the county of mangling facts andtrying to take an oversight role that legally falls to the school board.
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Mecklenburg County Commissioner Vilma Leake voted in favor of withholding $56 million from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools until the district presents a detailed plan to close achievement gaps.
Mecklenburg County Commissioners on Wednesday stood by their plan to withhold $56 million from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools until the district releases a detailed plan on how to close achievement gaps among students.
During straw votes on the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, commissioners voted 6-2 in favor of withholding the money.
George Dunlap, Pat Cotham, Leigh Altman, Vilma Leake, Mark Jerrell and Elaine Powell all voted in favor of keeping the money back. Susan Rodriguez-McDowell and Laura Meier voted no. Ella Scarborough didn’t attend.