A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employee, 22-year-old Shy’mere Simms, has been charged with sexual assault after allegedly violating a 13-year-old boy near his home last Friday morning. The incident ...

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is trying to increase the percentage of students scoring at the highest level on the state's Math I exam. But they’ve got a lot of ground to make up, especially among ...