July 19, 2016 Jess George and Munro Richardson were the speakers. The topics were digital inclusion, reading, and how those two goals overlap. George is Community Impact Manager for Google Fiber in Charlotte. Richardson is executive director of Read Charlotte. In Charlotte Agenda, editor ... Continue Reading →
Practices focus on mental health, senior health needs
June 28, 2016 Three people representing health care providers presented this morning. Their lines of work are different. Their appointed tasks vary. The patients they serve vary as well. If there were themes that tied the morning together, they were that these small organizations struggle to get ... Continue Reading →
Kenston Griffin on the primacy of sight learning
May 24, 2016 During a Q&A at today's Forum, Dream Builders Communication founder Kenston Griffin offered this exercise for Forum participants. The video below is queued up to begin with the excerpt, which ends about minute 41. Here is the full video from Tuesday's presentation and ... Continue Reading →
2 groups supporting educators, students, parents, schools
May 24, 2016 Dream Builders is a company with consultants in a number of area school systems. Profound Gentlemen is nationwide grassroots support group, started in Charlotte, aimed at supporting African-American male teachers, and encouraging mentoring. A four-page PDF of handouts from Dream ... Continue Reading →
Health services outlined; value of preparing a will explored
May 17, 2016 Elana Congress presented on the many health-related programs offered by Care Ring. She distributed this set of handouts. Eric Montgomery talked about the value of having a will in place before death. Behind him as he spoke was a slide presentation that is reflecteded in this ... Continue Reading →
Weeks leads update on C.W. Williams health center renewal
April 26, 2016 Debra Weeks, executive director of the C.W. Williams Community Health Center, led a review this morning of the recent work to rebuild the westside health care center after it filed for bankruptcy. Joining Weeks on the panel were board chair William Walton and outreach specialist ... Continue Reading →
Project working with 21 students and their families
April 26, 2016 Carlenia Ivory, who works for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, this morning described a project working directly with 21 students at West Mecklenburg High School, and their families. Ivory did not say specifically what or who was sponsoring the effort. Take a listen. ... Continue Reading →
McCray offers update on CMS school board activity
April 19, 2016 CMS Board of Education Chair Mary McCray addressed the Forum at the end of the meeting. Among her messages: The board would move toward "more magnets, more options" but not wholesale busing as it adjusts the district's student assignment plan. She pleaded for more residents ... Continue Reading →
C.W. Williams at milestone on road to recovery
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Update on visit by Traveling Space Museum
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