For all the angst about the drawbacks of remote instruction during the pandemic, it turns out some Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students and their families prefer it.
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/ Mecklenburg Commissioner Susan Rodriguez-McDowell said County Manager Dena Diorio s plan to withhold $56 million from CMS made the school system a scapegoat.
Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio and Commissioner Susan Rodriguez-McDowell clashed Tuesday night over Diorio’s proposal to withhold $56 million from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools over long-standing achievement gaps between white and minority students.
At Tuesday’s meeting, Rodriguez-McDowell criticized that proposal, which must be approved by county commissioners as part of the upcoming budget.
“We are not acting as true partners to solve a problem,” Rodriguez-McDowell said. “Instead, we have created a scapegoat. This plan is punitive in nature. No Child Left Behind was a failure, and this idea of tying of funding to outcomes is unbelievably short-sighted when we have a system that is woefully underfunded by our state.”
/ Providence High School students rehearse for the school s 2021 spring musical, Spamalot. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District said last week parents and family members would not be allowed to attend the show.
Updated 6 p.m. May 6
A week after Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools said no parents or family members would be allowed to attend school shows and performances this spring, the school district reversed course, saying each student will now be allowed up to two guests as long as a facility s capacity doesn t exceed 30%.
The reversal came after parents at Providence High School loudly objected, pointing out that no such restrictions had been placed on the parents of student-athletes.
âItâs a reasonable requestâ: Parents continue to push for changes to CMS policy on performing arts
Town of Matthews offers its community theater space for students to perform in but booster club says that presents challenges as well.
Town steps in to keep high school play going in Matthews By Paige Pauroso | April 30, 2021 at 5:17 PM EDT - Updated May 3 at 6:25 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Thereâs been a lot of disappointments for high school students this past year.
The pandemic disrupted their school year for months, sending them to remote learning for most of the year.
And just because theyâre back now, parents say things arenât better.