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		<title>Morrison Shuffles Race Card Into CMS Deck</title>
		<link>http://pundithouse.com/2012/11/morrison-shuffles-race-card-into-cms-deck/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pellin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Superintendent Heath Morrison this week marked his first 100 days at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools by unveiling his vision for moving the district forward, which includes a push for promoting “cultural competency” as a way to ensure that teachers, administrators, and overall district practices “reflect and embrace the diversity of CMS.” Part and parcel of the initiative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CMS Communication Breakdown</title>
		<link>http://pundithouse.com/2012/11/cms-communication-breakdown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pellin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A newly released outside audit of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ communications department revealed comprehensive flaws in the division’s performance and effectiveness, tied largely to “inadequate strategic communications leadership.” So naturally, Superintendent Heath Morrison reacted to the $20,000 audit by firing the executive director in charge of the department shifting the chairs on the deck of a sinking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rotten Apple Junketeers</title>
		<link>http://pundithouse.com/2012/10/rotten-apple-junketeers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pellin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After having to scrap their trip earlier this year to London, a gaggle of elected officials and GovCo staffers from Mecklenburg County, the city of Charlotte, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are off this week taking a bite out of the Big Apple, and lifting a chunk of change from the taxpayers’ pocket in the process, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CMS And The Digital Dive</title>
		<link>http://pundithouse.com/2012/07/cms-and-the-digital-dive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pellin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is getting ready to plunge into the deep end of the technology pool this year, having shelled out upward of $6 million for all schools to sport wireless Internet access, along with spending about $5 million to provide iPads and training for select teachers and administrators to help facilitate academic excellence. The Board [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CMS Rebuilding Public Trust One Closed Meeting At A Time</title>
		<link>http://pundithouse.com/2012/07/cms-rebuilding-public-trust-one-closed-meeting-at-a-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pellin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the breathless hype and hyperbole leading up to his arrival as new Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools superintendent, Heath “Pete Repeat” Morrison promised to regain public trust through honest and open communication. So naturally, one of his first so-called community meetings was held behind closed doors with ranking members of the local NAACP and the Black Political [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meck Commish Babysitting CMS</title>
		<link>http://pundithouse.com/2012/06/meck-commish-babysitting-cms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pellin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like a wayward kid who can’t be trusted with his allowance for fear it will all be blown on candy and trinkets, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education needs an adult to ensure it makes the right budget decisions, specifically honoring a commitment to provide pay raises for teachers and school employees. Enter the Mecklenburg Board [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Super Gobbledygook and Bureaucratic Babble</title>
		<link>http://pundithouse.com/2012/05/super-gobbledygook-and-bureaucratic-babble/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 13:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pellin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Incoming CMS Superintendent Heath “Pete Repeat” Morrison says his first priority is to reach out and engage the public; so naturally, Morrison rolled out his vaunted 100-Days Entry Plan last week with a Friday afternoon document dump when most people had already checked out for the Memorial Day weekend. This guy should fit right in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CMS Passes The Buck And The Blame</title>
		<link>http://pundithouse.com/2012/05/cms-passes-the-buck-and-the-blame/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 14:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pellin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week’s public hearing for the county manager’s recommended budget unfolded as predicted, with scores of teachers and education advocates packing the government center to pressure commissioners into providing additional funding to cover proposed pay raises for teachers. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools teachers, who have seen their salaries frozen since 2008, had the right message but the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harry Jones Places A Bad Bet</title>
		<link>http://pundithouse.com/2012/05/harry-jones-places-a-bad-bet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 13:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pellin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mecklenburg County Manager Harry Jones might want to steer clear of Las Vegas, where people who make wild wagers are gobbled up faster than a cheap buffet. As part of the $1.4 billion county budget recommendation Jones rolled out this week, he included a $9.1 million funding increase for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. A hefty chunk of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Heath Bar Of Gold</title>
		<link>http://pundithouse.com/2012/04/a-heath-bar-of-gold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pellin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board on Tuesday night unanimously approved a four-year contract for superintendent-in-waiting Heath Morrison, who will rake in a total compensation package of more than $300,000 a year. In turn, Morrison blew into town for some grip-and-grins at a few schools (Byers Elementary, Robinson Middle and Providence High) and promised to begin rebuilding [...]]]></description>
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