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WFAE
CMS seeks public comments on in-class screen time, use of i-Ready learning platform
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is weighing screen time limits in classrooms and will ask parents, teachers and students for their thoughts. The request comes after parents pushed for less tech in schools earlier this year. CMS officials want community members to weigh in on two options between now and January. One would...
Fort Mill Sun
Fort Mill Holds No. 10 Spot in State Media Football Poll
Fort Mill High School is ranked No. 10 in Class 5A in the SC Prep Football Media Poll released Tuesday, Oct. 27, putting the Yellow Jackets among the top teams in the state’s largest classification. Fort Mill holds a 7 and 2 record and is the only Fort Mill School District team in the rankings. […]
spectrumlocalnews.com
Girls flag football kicks off first season in North Carolina
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — More than 150 girls flag football teams are competing this season, the first year the sport is part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. North Carolina is one of 25 states to have varsity girls flag football, according to NFL Flag. That means teams get more resources, and at the end of the season, they compete for a state championship.
WFAE
CMS calls back to 2023 to set template for superintendent search
A committee appointed to lead Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ search for a new superintendent met for the first time Tuesday and signaled that it will largely follow the process used to hire former Superintendent Crystal Hill in 2023. That search included community surveys, town halls and the hiring of an outside...
WFAE
CMS reconsiders bell change plan after community pushback
Parents have objected to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ plan to shift bell schedules to compensate for bus driver shortages. The district is slowing down to gather information and weigh options. CMS officials planned to shift bell schedules at several schools, including the South Academy of International Languages (SAIL), Sedgefield and Mint...
Niner Times
UNC Charlotte students share midterm priorities, voting preferences
With early voting underway for the 2026 midterm elections, the Niner Times conducted an anonymous, weeklong survey of UNC Charlotte students to gauge their voting preferences, political priorities and views on the North Carolina ballot referenda. Of the 40 students who responded to the survey, 92.5% said they plan to...
ednc.org
NC Pre-K in action: Task Force gets a master class on this program with ‘positive outcomes for children and communities’
The bipartisan North Carolina Task Force on Child Care and Early Education met Monday at Vandora Springs Elementary School in Garner. Ahead of its meeting in the school’s media center, task force members visited a preschool classroom led by Jocelyn Shell. Shameka Rush (full time) and Lana Davis-Norris (part...
Rock Hill Herald
Rock Hill looks to redraw high school attendance lines. What could be impacted?
Rock Hill high school attendance lines could change, giving nearly 900 students the option to switch schools. The Rock Hill Schools board will hear presentations Tuesday night on how to redraw lines that have been in place since South Pointe High opened 2005. New lines also would affect Northwestern and Rock Hill high schools. The largest single change based on current enrollment, according to a recommendation from a demographer consulting with the district, would be 331 students whose zoned district would move from Rock Hill to South Pointe. In all, 897 students would change school zones. Existing high school students wouldn’t have to change schools, but the new boundaries would be phased in as younger students move up to high school. Two presentations on the proposed boundary changes are on the school board agenda, followed by a potential approval. The 5 p.m. meeting Tuesday at the school district office will start with an executive session. The public business meeting will follow at 6:30 p.m. If approved, the changes would begin next school year. Students already enrolled in high school would be able to finish where they are. Another proposed change would let students who start high school while an older
Fort Mill Sun
Fort Mill Boys Take Region Cross Country Title, Harvey Wins Girls Race for Northwestern
Fort Mill High School’s boys cross country team put all seven of its runners in the top 10 to win the Class 5A Region 2 championship Oct. 21 at Dorman High School in Spartanburg County, scoring 18 points behind senior Hudson Haley and junior Owen Ware, who finished first and second. In the girls race, […]
WJBF
Lincoln County schools locked down after threat
WBTV
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employee arrested, accused of inappropriate contact with student at school event
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employee was arrested Tuesday, accused of having inappropriate contact with a student during a school event. Records show Quinto Owens, 36, a data manager at Garinger High School, was charged with two counts of felony indecent liberties with a student by a school administrator.