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County Leaders Grapple with New CMS Anti-Racism Equity Action Plan
Two years ago, when creating the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) 2024 Strategic Plan, the CMS Board of Education announced it would prioritize “equity and culture.” Two years later, amidst a pandemic that amplified systemic disadvantages within the district, and a countrywide racial reckoning, those priorities have never been more important to…
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CMS Teachers Face Decisions as Students Return to In-Person Learning
Ashley Alston, a teacher at Olympic High School starts each of her classes by asking her students how they are feeling. As older students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) haven’t yet returned to in-person learning, they answer through their computer screens, giving her a variety of responses. Most of them have…
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Common Joins Local Leaders to Address Health Care in Charlotte
With COVID-19 continuing to spread in Charlotte and across the country, Joe Biden’s presidential campaign hosted a press conference with local elected officials in Uptown on Sunday focusing on what’s at stake for North Carolinians’ health care as Election Day approaches. U.S. Congresswoman Alma Adams, N.C. Rep. Chaz Beasley and…
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Dr. Jill Biden and Amy Schumer Hold Rally as Biden Campaign Closes Out Charlotte Efforts
With early voting ending on Saturday and Election Day just two days away, former vice president Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is hitting Charlotte hard this weekend, with his wife Dr. Jill Biden bringing Amy Schumer along for a drive-in rally in north Charlotte on Saturday, and Grammy Award-winning rapper Common…
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Halloween Events in Charlotte and How Businesses Plan to Protect Customers
Bars, breweries and restaurants around the city are preparing for Halloween amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, just a few weeks after Oktoberfest events around Charlotte drew crowds of thousands. The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery (OMB) faced backlash from Charlotte residents after at least five attendees to the brewery’s Mecktoberfest event on Sept.…
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English Learners at CMS Feel Disconnected During Virtual Schooling
Ruby Orduna knew the 2020-21 school year would be difficult for her two sons, both enrolled in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS). As native Spanish speakers and English Learners (EL) in CMS, the two boys learn the language best through play, experience and social interaction. After March 13, those key learning components…
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How My Family Is Facing Its First Unemployment Crisis
It became clear to social workers at crisis assistance organizations around the country early on in the pandemic that, as the country dove headfirst into an unemployment crisis, they would be seeing families that had never needed assistance before — families who never thought they’d need a hand. As Hannah…
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As Evictions Resume in Mecklenburg County, the Housing Crisis Grows
Ethiopia Williams finally saw an end to the constant struggle, a future in which she could start living and stop surviving, as she puts it. Coming into March, she had been living in a room in the InTown Suites with her 9-year-old daughter Haleigha for two years after going through…
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Fitness Studios in Charlotte Adapt to Phase 2 with No Other Options
With continued extensions to Phase 2 of North Carolina’s reopening plan, gyms and fitness studios in Charlotte have taken different approaches to save their businesses, from moving classes outside in the summer heat to taking advantages of loopholes that allow people to work out inside with permission from their doctor.…
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CMS4RacialJustice Account Tells Stories of Discrimination in Local Schools
As a white student, Erin Batty has never been the target of racial injustice at her school, but she’s heard enough stories and seen enough discrimination herself to know it’s a real issue. Inspired by local protests and fellow Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) students and alumni, Batty, a rising senior at…
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