Rebecca Noel

1 week ago | charlotteobserver.com | Rebecca Noel

Emma Staggs' mother couldn't hold her for 28 days after she was born. Her skin was too delicate to touch. "I could actually see her heart beating through her chest," her mother, Stacy Staggs, said. Emma weighed just 1 pound, 5 ounces when she came into the world in September 2013. Her twin sister, Sara, weighed 2 pounds. The twins were born at just 27 weeks and 4 days gestation when their mother experienced atypical preeclampsia - Staggs' liver and brain were dangerously swollen.

2 weeks ago | charlotteobserver.com | Rebecca Noel

The federal government has terminated the student visas of six international students at UNC Charlotte, a university spokesperson told The Charlotte Observer Wednesday. UNC Charlotte has not yet commented on the reasons for the terminations or the students' countries of origin. The News and Observer previously reported on two total terminations at NC State and six at UNC Chapel Hill.

2 weeks ago | charlotteobserver.com | Rebecca Noel

CMS Superintendent Dr. Crystal Hill speaks with third grade students during the first day of school at Idlewild Elementary School in Charlotte, NC on Monday, August 26, 2024. [email protected] Public school advocates and educators say proposed teacher pay increases for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools next year aren't high enough. CMS Superintendent Crystal Hill has said community members made it clear that their first and foremost priority for the budget is increasing teacher pay.

2 weeks ago | charlotteobserver.com | Rebecca Noel

Parents and Charlotte Catholic High School leadership remain at odds over whether a recent accreditation change will affect college admissions as students make their final decisions on where to enroll in the fall. The school switched from its long-time secular, regional accreditor, Cognia, to a new, Catholic-specific accreditation system, Lumen, last summer. It didn't notify all parents of the change until January.

3 weeks ago | charlotteobserver.com | Jeff A. Chamer |Rebecca Noel |Nick Sullivan

No hate crime charges will be brought against the 15-year-old who assaulted his Muslim classmate in Ardrey Kell High School in March, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said Wednesday. The 15 year-old student, whose name has not been disclosed, said she was punched repeatedly in math class Mar. 7 by a football player at the school after days of anti-Muslim bullying.