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CMS: Board Of Education Approves 3-Year Plan For Academically Gifted Students

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board Of Education approved a new three-year plan to address the needs of Academically or Intellectually Gifted (AIG) students.

Parents And Community Activist Call For Change Following Contentious Meeting With Interim Superintendent

Frustration over student achievement boiling over at Tuesday's Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board meeting. It was the first meeting since the interim superintendent walked out of a meeting with faith and community leaders.

Ohio Governor Signs Bill Allowing Armed School Employees

Ohio school districts could begin arming employees as soon as this fall under a bill signed into law Monday by GOP Gov. Mike DeWine.

CMS Class Of 2022 Wins $111 Million In Scholarships

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Class of 2022 won scholarships totaling $111.1 million, with a total of 1,100 scholarships offered.

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Union County Public Schools To Offer Free Summer Lunches

From June 13th to July 28th, UCPS will provide free lunches to children 18-years-old and younger.

4th Grade Uvalde Survivor: 'I Don't Want It To Happen Again'

An 11-year-old girl who survived the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, has told members of Congress how she covered herself in her dead classmate’s blood and played dead to avoid being shot.

$5,000 Reward For Capture Of 'Armed And Dangerous' Man Wanted In Fatal Conover Shooting

The family of a Conover woman who was fatally shot in May is offering a $5,000 reward for the safe capture of shooting suspect Donald Ray Hodges.

NC Parents' Bill Blocking K-3 LGBTQ Curriculum Clears Senate

The state Senate has passed “Parents’ Bill of Rights” legislation that in part would prohibit instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in K-3 public school curriculum.

Students Who Survived Texas School Attack Describe Scene

A young survivor of the massacre at a Texas elementary school says she covered herself with a friend’s blood and pretended to be dead while she waited for help to arrive.

School Delays Due To Severe Weather Friday, May 27th

Iredell-Statesville Schools will operate on a one-hour delay due to ongoing severe weather hitting the county.

Police: Texas Gunman Walked Through Apparently Unlocked Door

A Texas law enforcement officials says the 18-year-old gunman who killed 21 people at an elementary school walked in unimpeded through an apparently unlocked door.

North Carolina Leaders Speak Out After Tragic Texas School Shooting

CMS is offering support to students, CMPD is increasing its police presence and leaders across North Carolina are speaking out after the tragic shooting that occurred at a Texas elementary school Tuesday.

Mooresville Student Brings THC Gummies To Class, Paramedics Called To School

Officials say the paramedics were called to Lakeshore Middle on Thursday after a student brought in Delta 9 THC gummies and several students ate them.