The Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board voted unanimously last night to approve Phase 1 of a new student assignment plan. The plan will give priority to disadvantaged student, assigning them with consideration of the family income, level of education, and neighborhood in which they live. The board hopes the plan will create 13,000 new magnet seats for […]

Via: CharlotteObserver.com Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ final meeting on high school magnet changes brought a crescendo of anger Thursday, as 250 people cheered speakers who hammered officials for their last-minute proposal to shift students from Harding University High to East Meck. “We are under capacity and you’re coming to our school and taking away from us?” said […]