November’s elections for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education aren’t quite as contentious as they have been in the recent past. Though it’s a crowded ballot, it’s not really a heated one.
That’s in part a testament to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, which has reached a state of relative stability under a new superintendent and almost completely new school board. CMS is better off now than it was two and three years ago. The district made historic gains in student performance last school year, and it reduced the number of low-performing schools.
That’s not to say the district doesn’t still face challenges. Teacher shortages remain an issue, and the board will continue to grapple with the fallout from state and federal leadership that doesn’t value public education nearly as much as it should…