James Farrell

The Union County Board of Education and Board of Commissioners met Wednesday in a joint session following tensions between the two bodies during last year's budget process, tensions that were still on display this week.

This week, we'll say goodbye to the 2025-26 school year at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools families asked the CMS Board of Education on Tuesday to reduce technology use in classrooms, urging the school board to rethink policies that provide every student with a device and to reconsider the online platform i-Ready.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board has adopted its first policy addressing students' free speech, following several incidents involving political expression during the past school year.

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Parents advocating for more playtime in kindergarten classrooms may soon see some changes in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill this week suggested the district saw unexpected improvements in its Math I scores this year, a key goal for the board of education after years of stubborn results.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Dr. Crystal Hill has been placed on leave amid an investigation into how the district is run, the school board said Wednesday. Hill has been on the job for more than three years.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education made the stunning announcement Wednesday that it is placing Superintendent Crystal Hill on paid administrative leave, pending an investigation into how the school district is run. Here to break down what it means for the district and students is WFAE's James Farrell.

In a statement released Friday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill says she has “not been told” what specific concerns prompted the investigation that led to the CMS Board suspending her with pay this week