Civil rights attorney and Charlotte icon James Ferguson II dies at age 82
Ferguson passed away Monday at 82-years-old after a battle with COVID and other illnesses.
Education Department says it will release some frozen funds supporting after-school and summer programs
The Education Department will release $1.3 billion in previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Trump administration to allow frozen education money to be sent to states.
WCCB Charlotte obtains CMS plan for ICE agents in schools
Through a Freedom of Information Act request, WCCB now has the presentation delivered to CMS school administrators discussing how the school plans to handle immigration enforcement moving forward.
AI-powered private school opening in Charlotte
An artificial intelligence-powered private school is coming to Charlotte in the fall. At Alpha School, teachers use AI to create lesson plans, grade papers and more which founders say frees up time for teachers to pay more attention to students.
USC Lancaster's Native American Studies Center archaeology lab named after first volunteer
The University of South Carolina at Lancaster's Native American Studies Center archaeology lab has been named after volunteer Fred βHenryβ Shute.
North Carolina joins 23 other states to sue the Trump Administration over $7 billion in public education money
The states accuse The White House of unlawfully locking up funds that congress set aside to help low-income students, among others.
Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees
The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track and go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees.
Boys & Girls Club programs, serving thousands of families nationwide, threatened by Trump administration grant freeze
Programs that provide summer and after-school programming to more than 1 million students are at risk because of a Trump administration freeze on education grants.
Concerns over CMS funding
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education is reaching out to the U.S. Department of Education over funding concerns.
Local charter school is helping to create young entrepreneurs
The charter school founded by Minott is most well known for its Young Moguls Club which teaches students how to start their own businesses.Β
15-year-old boy makes history as one of youngest students to enroll as an incoming freshman at JCSU
Josiah Matthews skipped multiple grades at Matthews Intellectual Academy to jump into computer science at Johnson C. Smith University.
NC Gov signs bill into law that bans cellphones in classrooms
House Bill 959 bans cellphones in classrooms. Governor Stein says he signed the bill because the phones are a distraction to learning. WCCB News @ Ten anchor Gary Brode reports.
Trump administration freezes $6B in funding for after-school, summer programs and more
Day camp providers and schools are warning that a Trump administration funding freeze could wreck summer for low-income American families and wipe out some after-school programming next year.
Popular gym offering free access for teens
Teens age 14 to 19 are invited to train at any Planet Fitness location. The program is available for a limited time.
Suspended Ardrey Kell HS principal announces she will retire
One day after it was announced the principal of Ardrey Kell High School was suspended with pay, we have learned that Jamie Brooks now plans to retire.
Randolph Middle School principal suspended; second CMS principal suspended this week
The district announced Thursday that the principal of Randolph Middle School, Jennifer Schroeder, is suspended with pay.
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