Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will surrender state child-care licenses for six of its 80 after-school programs and stop meeting five-star staffing standards at 21 programs. Officials say they can't fill positions to meet the standards.
One day after a school shooting broke the record for guns at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Superintendent Earnest Winston adds some details to his plan for action.
Dr Sarah Booth, an international leader on vitamin K research and Director of the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, spoke on ‘Vitamin K: Enthusiasm before Evidence?’ to a virtual audience of 190 nutrition students, academics, and health professionals during this year’s annual Dairy Council Nutrition Lecture at Ulster University.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Earnest Winston sent a message to parents and staff Friday outlining steps the district is taking and considering to increase safety at schools, particularly when it comes to guns. He didn’t give many details, but CMS board members say they’ll push him to do so before the end of December.
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.