By Paul F. Bailey Matthews mayor One of the many things I learned while serving on the CMS Board of Education is that education policy is not easy. We are fortunate to have excellent schools in … [Read more...]

CHARLOTTE – The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education will hold a town hall meeting to discuss legislation that would allow Matthews and Mint Hill to create charter schools. The event takes … [Read more...]

CHARLOTTE – Superintendent Clayton Wilcox has proposed a $1.6 billion budget for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools next year that will require an additional $39.8 million from the county. Wilcox … [Read more...]

MATTHEWS – The Rev. Larry Whitley urged Matthews commissioners to resist the temptation to create and maintain charter schools in favor of continuing to work with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. … [Read more...]

CHARLOTTE – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has launched a new digital dashboard that will allow students, staff, families and the public to review academic progress … [Read more...]

MONROE – Union Power Cooperative is once again powering education through its Bright Ideas grant program. Union Power expects to award $20,000 in grants this year to teachers in Cabarrus, … [Read more...]

MATTHEWS – Butler High School Academy of Health Sciences is among 69 career academies recently awarded NAF’s distinguished level recognition. Butler demonstrated through an assessment and site … [Read more...]

CHARLOTTE – A dozen elementary schools, including Lebanon Road, competed in the third annual Autobell Car Wash Creek Challenge recently at UNC Charlotte. Teams of third-, fourth-, and … [Read more...]