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CMS Advocates Urge Mecklenburg County to Increase School Budget
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board approved a $2.1 billion budget for the 2022-23 school year. The board voted 8-0 on Tuesday night. The budget will help students with social-emotional needs and will make teachers the highest-paid in the state. Teachers, instructional support staff, and assistant principals would be provided a 2.7% average pay increase under the new budget. The […]
We may not all have Beyonce money, but we can certainly still have a flawless few months.
While many of us are well aware that eating healthy is the right thing to do, the price tag (or our perception of the price…
Like me, I’m sure many of you are beauties on a budget. While I enjoy certain luxuries of my New Jersey life, I definitely miss…
If you’re short on cash, but want to spook up your home here’s how you can decorate your place on a budget: 1) Display tarnished silver vases or bowls and fill them with dead flowers. 2) Place inexpensive spider webbing across books or furniture. 3) Place a pumpkin next to your fireplace. 4) Throw some […]
Make your bed everyday, regardless of how you “feel” when you wake up. It is great to add the structure to your morning, and it helps you to wake up quickly. Here are a few simple steps to make a bed, and make your room appear less cluttered and chaotic. 1) Gather Supplies Choose bed […]
If you’re a card-carrying member of the budget-beauty crusade, then you know that it doesn’t take a lot to look fab. But, does knowing that the U.S. economy is bouncing back after seeing a significant spike in employment numbers inspire you to spend more money on your beauty routine or will you stay the course and save your extra dollars and […]
VIA CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Next year’s round of school spending cuts could mean more crowded classrooms, fewer bus stops, aging textbooks and fees to play football and other sports, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials say. All of those steps would result from the $78.2 million CMS expects to lose in state and county money, Superintendent Peter Gorman said […]
VIA CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Tonight, Superintendent Peter Gorman will reveal his 2010-11 spending plan for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Don’t look for big surprises. He and the school board have spent two months hashing out options for budget cuts, from teacher layoffs to eliminating middle-school sports. But confusion and controversy are likely. Confusion, because budgeting for public education […]
