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CMS task force seeks input: Public forums begin in area where discontent was strongest last year.

The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC )

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Byline: Ann Doss Helms, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.

Jan. 3--Business and community leaders hoping to revamp Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will take their quest to the people this week. Last month a citizen task force laid out an ambitious plan for change: Move decision-making into schools and communities. Boost academic freedom. Restructure the school board and central offices. Now they want teachers, parents and voters to study their plan and sign on. They're starting with a forum in the north suburbs, where frustration with CMS bubbled into rebellion a year ago. Last February, northern parents, students and politicians rallied to split up CMS. They said…

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