A school bus driver has been fired and the staff of a morning radio show will be disciplined following an incident in which a stunt reporter for WIBT-FM (“The Beat,” 96.1) climbed aboard a school bus as a prank.

SAT scores, designed to measure college readiness, rose in Charlotte-Mecklenburg and surrounding districts, outstripping national and statewide gains, according to numbers released Tuesday.

A second round of talks about free lunches Tuesday brought the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board no clarity about how many families might be cheating and whether the board is making smart spending decisions.

Monday brought a smooth first day of school for tens of thousands of kids across the Charlotte region, although Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools bused its last kids home two hours late and traffic snarled around several schools.

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Full details on the pay of all employees of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

The Charlotte - Mecklenburg Schools Web site can be an information hound's best friend, but it also can be too much of a good thing.