A Week of Unrest It’s a stunning thing to watch a city you know so well become the center of a national news story–and that’s exactly what happened to so many of us this week. The civil unrest in Charlotte was on everyone’s mind. The protests–and some are saying riots–in Charlotte follow an already intense […]
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OS1 Ed Digest, No. 1
Introducing the OS1 Newsletter We’ve spent some time listening to you about what you’d like from Our Schools First, and we wanted to try something out–a newsletter bringing you local and state news about public education topics of note. Two important caveats: first, we’ll sometimes share op-eds or articles from sources that are right or […]
Cool Spring Elementary School Ribbon Cutt...
Cool Spring Elementary is back in business–and it’s beautiful! Late last month, Iredell-Statesville Schools officially re-opened Cool Spring Elementary School, the first completed project of the 2014 education bond referendum. The project, which cost $13.5 million, was completed on time and under budget. Students were able to move into the new facility in late May […]