James Farrell

Charlotte

Education Reporter at WFAE-FM (Charlotte, NC)

Education Reporter for @WFAE. Formerly @Forbes | @courthousenews | editor for @TheSuns_WNY | @FremontTribune | @columbiajourn '16 | @bostoncollege '15

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CMS warns family to be vigilant after data breach, again

6 days ago | wfae.org | James Farrell

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is urging families to be vigilant after cyber criminals sent extortion messages to several North Carolina schools, claiming to have stolen student and teacher data linked to January’s PowerSchool data breach. The district says not to open suspicious links or emails or to engage with anyone claiming to have the stolen data.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library brings traditional storytelling to elementary schools

6 days ago | wfae.org | James Farrell

Students at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' Albemarle Road Elementary School were treated to a morning of traditional oral storytelling from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library on Thursday — voice-only, with no screens, no pictures, not even a book. Part of the Storyvine Festival, it’s happening in 45 elementary schools across CMS in an effort to promote the library’s summer reading program.
CMS and Mecklenburg County find a common problem in their budget request: the state

1 week ago | wfae.org | James Farrell

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools presented its 2025-26 budget to Mecklenburg County on Wednesday, asking the Board of Commissioners to approve $667 million in funding that would pay for staff raises and Chromebooks for students. Amid some tough questions, a common thread emerged: concern over state funding for education, and whether Mecklenburg is getting short shrift. Commissioners expressed concern about teacher pay.
After backlash, US scraps Biden administration’s curb on AI chip exports

1 week ago | flipboard.com | James Farrell

NowA Crypto Billionaire With a Side Hustle as POTUSDonald Trump has found his most successful business venture yet. Early Monday morning, the leader of the free world had a message to convey. Not about the economic turmoil from tariffs, any one of the skirmishes playing out abroad, or a surprise shake-up in his White House staff.
Is Mecklenburg County adequately funding schools? It’s complicated.

1 week ago | wfae.org | James Farrell

This first appeared in education reporter James Farrell's weekly education newsletter. Sign up here to get it to your inbox first. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 2025-26 budget was adopted in a split vote last month. And if you’ve followed the news, you know one of the big points of debate was whether Mecklenburg County — facing expected revenue shortfalls this year — could afford to contribute more than the 5% increase in local teacher salary that the district is requesting.
CMS survey results suggest openness to using AI in classrooms

1 week ago | wfae.org | James Farrell

Should ChatGPT and other AI tools be used more in the classroom? Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools recently collected community input on how the district should approach artificial intelligence, and more than 10,000 responses suggest openness to using AI in the classroom. According to a new report, a majority of the district's survey respondents want to see more use of AI in education, though there were varied opinions on how to implement it.
After 'DEI' letter, Green says NC schools have certified anti-discrimination compliance

2 weeks ago | wunc.org | James Farrell

All public school entities in North Carolina have certified to the U.S. Department of Education that they comply with federal Title VI laws against discrimination. The Trump administration required that certification in an April 3 letter that advanced the Trump administration’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in schools and government at large.
OpenAI to make ChatGPT less creepy after app is accused of being 'dangerously' sycophantic - SiliconANGLE

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | James Farrell

19 hours agoI use ChatGPT every day to boost my productivity — and these 5 prompts always deliverWhen I first started using ChatGPT I assumed it would be most useful for big, complicated tasks. Instead, I’ve found its real strength lies in …2 hours agoOnline shopping set to be revolutionised with Visa's game-changing moveYou'll be able to ask an AI platform to plan holidays, buy all the ingredients for a BBQ, or sort out tickets to see your favourite artist.
Enrollment forecasts suggest shrinking share of NC students will be in public schools

2 weeks ago | wunc.org | James Farrell

Demographic research projects the percentage of students going to traditional public schools in North Carolina will decline by 2030 — and those declines could be sharper after factoring in the impact of private school vouchers. Researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Carolina Demography told the state Board of Education Tuesday they conducted three different forecasts — one continuing historic enrollment trends, and two others that factor in the Opportunity Scholarships program for private schools.
Pre-school placements out this week after CMS re-evaluates locations

2 weeks ago | wfae.org | James Farrell

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools says it’s working to finalize placements for families who registered for Pre-K earlier this year by Wednesday after a delay. CMS says it extended its placement deadline to allow for a “comprehensive evaluation” of its Pre-k locations across the district. As a result, many families who had applied and gone through the registration steps before March 9 have still been waiting to hear about where their kids were going.

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