Newell Elementary News Today

Smiles were all-around for a grand occasion at Newell Elementary school Tuesday morning.

After over half a year following a fire that caused over $50,000 in damages, a local Grand Island school unveiled its rebuilt playground.

The dedications will highlight the milestones of Grove Park Elementary School and Esperanza Global Academy.

The N.C. Department of Public instruction released test scores and school performance grades Wednesday. See Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools results here.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools unveils a plan for a November bond package totaling almost $3 billion. Almost half the district's 180 schools could see changes in boundaries, magnets, grade levels and/or facilities.

Two firefighters were injured battling a "suspicious" fire at Dike Newall School, per an email by the Dept. of Public Safety. The school sustained extensive damage.

WFAE Hough High in Cornelius had 425 of its 2,500 students choose Full Remote Academy first semester. For second semester more than 1,100 have opted out of in-person classes. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is seeing an increase in students opting out of in-person classes for the second semester, especially in several large high schools. Numbers provided by CMS show just over 57,000 students enrolled in the Full Remote Academy for the semester that starts in January, compared with about 50,000 in...