Despite desperately needing some upgrades, Allenbrook Elementary in west Charlotte is still among among Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools seeing high achievement from its students.
Over the last couple of years, public records requests filed by non-journalists have surged in government bodies across the country, including in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board chose Elyse Dashew as a new chair and Stephanie Sneed as a new vice chair, in the first meeting of a board with five new members.
The aftermath of any election brings celebration and gloating from groups that backed winners. But this Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board election, unusual in so many ways, left me wondering whether any of the traditional groups can claim the role of kingmaker (or perhaps, given the preponderance of female victors, queenmaker).