Accompanied by a slick video presentation and an even slicker report, members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Opportunity Task Force revealed their findings after 18 months of researching. The findings weren’t groundbreaking,  but they did offer solid, and unfunded, suggestions on how to close the mobility gap. The Task Force, co-chaired by Dr. Ophelia Garmon-Brown, SVP Community […]

This year, James Ford was recognized as Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools’ Teacher of the Year. Ford is a 9th grade World History teacher at Garinger High School, one of the school district’s underperforming schools (with a non-graduation rate of nearly 45 percent). Read the full story on New Growth.