A socially distanced third-grade class at Cotswold Elementary before CMS returned to fully remote instruction.
When Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools resumes in-person classes, there will be racial differences in who goes back and who chooses to stay home.
CMS recently released racial breakdowns on the students whose parents have enrolled them in Full Remote Academy. Those numbers show that about three-quarters of the district s 36,000 white students will return to in-person classes second semester a significantly higher percentage than other racial groups.
CMS has about 51,000 Black students, who are split almost evenly between in-person classes and staying in remote instruction second semester.
The racial implications of those choices have been debated for weeks.
These are conversations they want to have | NC teachers work to educate students about Capitol riot
Educators say some students were well aware of the historic events; others were not, but mostly all were engaged in the classroom discussion Author: Briana Harper (WCNC) Updated: 10:58 PM EST January 9, 2021
NORTH CAROLINA, USA As we all witnessed history in the making following the attack at the U.S. Capitol, North Carolina teachers are focused on educating, discussing and informing students all about these historic moments.
From different grade levels, different school districts and even different teaching subjects most teachers agree the topic is important.
State Superintendent Mark Johnson will end his tenure this month the same way he started it four years ago – at odds with the State Board of Education.
The state board’s decision to require high school students and some middle school students to take End-of-Course exams in person during the pandemic is the most recent point of contention between the controversial superintendent and the board.
“[SBE] Chairman Eric Davis and the next State Superintendent, Catherine Truitt, disagree with my position and have declared that the State Board’s EOC rule is in effect regardless,” Johnson wrote in an email he shared this week. “This has put your local superintendents, school boards, and principals in difficult situations without consistent guidance on how to proceed.”