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CMS emails and contract with Ibram X. Kendi over $25,000 speaking fee

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July 15, 2021

(Photo by Stephen Voss / Courtesy of Ibram X. Kendi)

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools released public records related to a speech last week by Ibram X. Kendi,…

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CMS memo on grades in first quarter of school

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December 16, 2020

After The Ledger requested it, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools provided the following executive summary of grades in the first-quarter of the school year, when K-12 students…

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Teen Talk: Downloadable Thanksgiving cheat sheet

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November 19, 2020

Just in time for the holidays, The Ledger is helping you seal your status as the “cool” aunt, uncle, parent or grandparent at family…

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How does your CMS school stack up on diversity?

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October 21, 2020

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has released its school-by-school breakdown of enrollment and diversity. The Ledger assembled the numbers from last year and this year in a…

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CMS 2020-21 enrollment changes, by school

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October 14, 2020

How many students did your virtual school drop or add this year?

Here is the spreadsheet prepared by The Ledger based on Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools data…

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The full CMS back-to-school plan

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September 17, 2020

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education voted 6-3 on Sept. 16, 2020, to start returning students to classes on Nov. 2. The details of that…

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Read the parent lawsuit against CMS on virtual instruction

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September 8, 2020

A group of parents is suing Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and contending that the school board’s decision to move all classes online violates the state constitution….

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Hope for Ballantyne high school after all?

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February 19, 2020

CMS could use eminent domain to acquire Diocese land off Johnston Road, expert says

The following article appeared in the Feb. 19, 2020, edition of…

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CMS letter to the county about school bond funding

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February 11, 2020

The school board wrote a letter this week to the county seeking more money to build schools. Here’s the letter. (This is connected to…

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Xbox U.: UNC is building a ‘gaming arena’

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January 28, 2020

New center boosts UNC flagship as a hotbed for ‘e-sports’ as video games grow in popularity; student club has 800 gamers

UNC Chapel Hill is…

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