Dec. 6, 2016 Florida-based charter school operator Accelerated Learning Solutions operates two small high schools in Charlotte. Both principals were at the Forum today to outline their work and answer questions. Sydney Culver is principal of Commonwealth High School on Central Avenue. Former ... Continue Reading →
Report on environment advocacy conference
Nov. 1, 2016 Nakisa Glover, a national climate justice organizer for the Hip Hop Conference, reported to the Forum on an Oct. 25-26 EPA National Training & Resources Summit for Revitalizing Vulnerable Communities in Arlington, Va. The agenda from the conference is here. ... Continue Reading →
Bea Thompson on Inner Vision
Oct. 11, 2016 Bea Thompson offered a short description of Inner Vision, a mental health nonprofit. Thompson became the group's spokesperson after retiring earlier this year as news and public affairs director at WBAV-FM and WPEG-FM. Thompson provided this brochure to Forum participants. Below ... Continue Reading →
Fuller: Act now on issues behind last week’s Charlotte unrest
Sept. 27, 2016 Trevor Fuller is chairman of the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners. He said this morning he grieves for "our community, that things got to a point where frustration boiled over.... Something is dreadfully wrong with this picture." Fuller went on to advocate for universal ... Continue Reading →
Byers-Bailey issues call to action over possible Double Oaks sale
Sept. 13, 2016 Board of Education member Thelma Byers-Bailey issued this call to action today to protest the possible sale by CMS of the old Double Oaks School property. The former elementary school and Pre-K center has been leased to community groups since the Great Recession. Byers-Bailey said ... Continue Reading →
‘Adults can find a better way to deal with student behavior’
Sept. 7, 2016 The following was addressed to the Forum by CMS Board of Education At-Large member Ericka Ellis-Stewart: “Last year, I started calling for a moratorium on suspensions for students in PreK - 2nd grade in CMS. In looking at the data for the last three years, CMS has had between ... Continue Reading →
Clark reviews successes, invites community commitment to North Star goals
Sept 6, 2016 Supt. Ann Clark seemed cheered by recent good news from state reports about student achievement. But as she regularly does, the CMS superintendent made clear that public expectations for quality local schools had not been met. And she also continued to cajole Forum participants, those ... Continue Reading →
Knight Foundation, Reading Partners make their pitches
Aug. 23, 2016 The Knight Foundation had a story to tell. Reading Partners wanted volunteers to help tell stories to struggling readers. Leaders from the two groups engaged Forum participants today in their work, and answered some of their questions. From the foundation were Program Director ... Continue Reading →
Principal who will open Renaissance West K-8 introduces herself
Aug. 16, 2016 Erin Nicole Barksdale introduced herself this morning as the principal who will open Renaissance West K-8 in August 2017. Click the video to start it. ... Continue Reading →
Sherrill: Teach the law in CMS curriculum
Aug. 9, 2016 Ceretha Sherrill this morning reported that she had used a community meeting about the CMS assignment plan to formally propose that CMS add to its curriculum some instruction in what is the law, and the consequences for violating it. Click below to start the video. ... Continue Reading →
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