1. Schoolhouse Beat

Charlotte-Mecklenburg district plans for several new schools

Oct. 21, 2013
Proposed programs are designed to compete with charter and private schools

The Charlotte Mecklenburg (N.C.) School District is proposing to open several new schools in 2014-15: a high school on the University of North Carolina-Charlotte campus, a manufacturing academy at Olympic High and new Montessori and math-science magnets. The Charlotte Observer reports that the new schools are part of the district’s push to offer public-school options to compete with charters and private schools.

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