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May 25, 2021
CHARLOTTE, NC – A private meeting Tuesday did little to bring Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools and Mecklenburg county commissioners closer together when it comes to the budget.
Earlier this month County Manager Dena Diorio unveiled a plan to withhold $56 million dollars from CMS until the school system provided more details on how they would close the achievement gap and improve racial inequities. School officials say it will only hurt the students.
“The work is too important to be distracted,” said Superintendent Earnest Winston.
Winston was speaking publicly for the first time since having his credentials questioned by the county commission chairman.
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200+ CMS employees to be laid off; district eliminates 60 After School Enrichment Program sites
CMS temporarily closing after school programs By Brandon Hamilton | February 23, 2021 at 10:31 PM EST - Updated February 23 at 11:17 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - More than 200 Charlotte-Mecklenburg employees will be out of a job after the school board decided to temporarily close many of its After School Enrichment Program sites.
The district says that 60 of the programs, out of the 85 currently open, will be shut down, meaning that 224 employees will be laid off.
According to CMS, those employees either at a school location with the ASEP program or in the central office.