Courtney Cole
Education Reporter
Charlotte, NC
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Courtney Cole joined the WBTV news team in November 2020.
Courtney calls Virginia home but is no stranger to the Queen City, she’s a proud 49er grad from UNC Charlotte and former WBTV Intern.
Prior to coming to here, she was a multimedia journalist at our sister station KNOE in Monroe, LA.
During her time there she covered the aftermath of 2020 Hurricane season, education, local government, crime and a excessive force investigation within the Monroe Police Department.
During her time at WBTV in college, Courtney reported on the LYNX light rail system opening on UNCC’s campus, a winter Olympian’s visit to elementary students, and the 2019 campus shooting on the last day of classes.
Courtney is looking forward to coming back to Charlotte and telling the stories that matter most to the community.
She is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and the National Association of Black Journalists.
When she’s not out in the field, Courtney enjoys cooking, watching TV series on Netflix, going out to eat, and spending time with friends.
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He graduated from William Amos Hough High School in Cornelius.
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Hattabaugh made his announcement at Wednesday’s school board meeting, following a lengthy closed session meeting.
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The 2023 student advisor was announced at Wednesday’s Board of Education meeting.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools interim superintendent Hugh Hattabaugh will leave his post at the end of the year. Hattabaugh was hired in April and had a contract to serve through the end of the 2022-2023 school year.
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CMS is welcoming many new faces to the Board of Education after the midterm elections
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Family members say the shooting was an accident.
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According to the complaint, Chegg allegedly failed to update and strengthen its security measures even though it experienced multiple breaches dating back to 2017.
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The lapse occurred after records were stored in a cloud-based container without sufficient security protections.
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The safety panel is from 10:30 to noon in the Crisp Student Union.
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Officials say there have been dozens of errors with uploading employee retirement, fixing deductions and correcting extra payments.
At Tuesday night’s meeting, parents and board members heard a presentation on the recommendations for magnet program changes at multiple schools.
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School officials have not confirmed if these respiratory illnesses are the flu or RSV.
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Five people were inside a northwest Charlotte home when someone fired several shots at the residence early Wednesday morning.
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Gaston County Schools employees have been battling paycheck issues since January.
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It’s another push by local tribal leaders, community members, students and more to get rid of the Red Raider mascot at South Pointe High School.
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A juvenile petition was filed against the suspect in Thursday’s deadly shooting.
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Officials say there have been dozens of errors with uploading employee retirement, fixing deductions, correcting extra payments, and sending employees checks if they did not get one.
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Charles A. McCullough, Sr. was a WCHS graduate, athlete, P.E. teacher, and longtime boys’ basketball coach.
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The student says he was stabbed on the school bus after confronting his bully.
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The Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission (PEPSC) is working on a proposal that would redesign the teacher licensure scale and salaries for teachers.
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G-Force Robotics is the third all-girl team in the state.
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Since 2014, NCPDI has implemented school performance grades to measure the quality of schools based on students’ growth and performance on standardized tests.
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Police say the shooting happened outside after a fight started inside of a restaurant.
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From now until December 13, CMS will be collecting input from community engagement sessions.
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The statewide outage total peaked at 418,000 just after 11 p.m. Friday
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In August, a 104,066.86 dollar bid was approved to replace HVAC units in mobile classrooms at 18 schools.
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The CMS program provides online and in-person tutoring for students at 42 high-need schools.
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Hammond was a longtime volunteer football coach within CMS at Mallard Creek High School.
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According to the state data, Tuckaseegee Elementary School had a 94.3 growth score and exceeded growth.
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The school district was advised by NCDPI and the vendor not to launch the program in January.
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Law enforcement agencies have investigated threats made against and near eight schools this week.
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According to CMS, the lockdowns were lifted just after 10 a.m.
District officials said they continue to work with the Concord Police Department and the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Department to investigate.
District officials say they are still trying to correct outstanding issues with employees' paychecks.
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Lincoln Co. Schools is partnering with Lincoln County Emergency Medical Services to help students earn their EMT certifications by the time they graduate.
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According to the data, EL students soared in grade three math with a 19.6% increase and made about a 4.2% increase in grade 3 reading.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools leaders are now doing progress monitoring sessions at Board meetings at least once a month.
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Educators invited district administrators, state senators, representatives, the state Treasurer Dale Folwell, and the GCS Superintendent.
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The district sent an updated message to employees Thursday explaining updates on adjustments.
The district sent a message to employees Thursday saying it is working to correct issues with longevity pay, individual payroll issues, overpayments, and deductions for open enrollment benefits.
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One of three men charged in connection with Figueroa’s killing, Jacob Lanier, is expected in court Wednesday morning.
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Nearly 141,000 CMS students went back to school this week.
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The report revealed that the number of low-performing schools in N.C. has nearly doubled since the start of the pandemic.
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School districts across the state will examine district-wide student academic performance in several categories including End of Grade (EOG) scores, 4-year cohort graduation rates, ACT scores, college, and career readiness rates, and more.
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CMS officials say the first pick-up on the first day of school Monday was at 5:05 am and the last drop-off was at 7:58 pm
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CMS has close to 930 buses in its fleet and compared to this time last year they’re in a better place when it comes to staffing.
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Thousands of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students are kicking off their first day of school inside new buildings.
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CMS is holding a news conference Friday at 10 a.m. to discuss preparations ahead of the new school year, which starts Monday.
CMS Transportation Director Adam Johnson says their goal is to get everyone to school on time, but delays should be expected with traffic and other external factors.
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