This year’s third-graders took an especially hard hit from pandemic classroom disruptions. CMS Interim Superintendent Crystal Hill said she expects next year’s third-graders to rebound faster, but that’s little consolation for the kids who are moving toward the years when reading skills are essential for all subjects. Still, Tuesday’s review of the reading data was a victory of sorts.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' new board members take over as the old ones bow out, the number of guns found drops in CMS, and North Carolina's school calendar controversy continues.
The aftermath of any election brings celebration and gloating from groups that backed winners. But this Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board election, unusual in so many ways, left me wondering whether any of the traditional groups can claim the role of kingmaker (or perhaps, given the preponderance of female victors, queenmaker).