Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools have a high number of teacher vacancies and reports of poor test scores meanwhile, advocates say funding isn't nearly as high as it should be. With students heading back to school on Aug. 29, we sit down with CMS teachers to discuss morale, pay, retention and more.
As news of Superintendent Earnest Winston's firing sinks in, people debate the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board's decision but agree huge challenges remain.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board will vote Tuesday on a proposal to double employee retention bonuses to $5,000 after some educators said the $2,500 approved in December wasn't enough.
State law requires school districts to charge teachers $50 when they take personal leave. That same law mandates refunds when substitutes aren't hired.
Support and criticism voiced on county’s proposal to withhold $56M from CMS Joe Bruno
Mecklenburg County commissioners have discussed the idea in length, and the public is now weighing in on the most controversial part of the Fiscal Year 2021 budget.
County leaders are considering withholding $56 million from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools until the district produces an acceptable plan aimed at improving educational outcomes and college and career readiness.
For more than three hours on Wednesday, members of the public weighed in on the budget. Several of the speakers who addressed commissioners were teachers.
“It is shocking to see the county commission stoop to this level of gaslighting,” teacher Rae LeGrone said. “Anyone claiming that withholding funds from CMS budget as a tool would not affect teachers and students is either lying or completely misunderstands community leadership and classroom interconnection.”