Ann Doss Helms, WFAE, Author at QnotesCarolinas.com

Volunteers from Greater Mount Sinai Baptist Church and Bank of America join Renaissance West STEAM Academy staff in welcoming students on the first day of school Monday.

Gains on NC test scores could invigorate Renaissance West’s education village

by Ann Doss Helms, WFAE August 31, 2023August 31, 2023

This is the final installment in a three-part series about Renaissance West, an attempt to revitalize a west Charlotte neighborhood through an education village approach. When Dwight Thompson, principal of Renaissance West STEAM Academy, pulled in around 8 a.m. the morning of July 3, two of his second-grade teachers were already headed inside. “We didn’t have to […]

Boulevard Homes public housing in 2000. | Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Archives

Here’s how Charlotte’s Renaissance West project has evolved

by Ann Doss Helms, WFAE August 30, 2023August 30, 2023

Pre-k students at Atlanta's Charles Drew Charter Academy near the end of the 2022-23 school year.

In Atlanta, a neighborhood, a golf course and a charter school inspire Charlotte’s work

by Ann Doss Helms, WFAE August 30, 2023August 31, 2023

A collage titled "Welcoming Dreams" greets people at the entrance to the Renaissance West community.

After a decade, Charlotte’s vision for an education village inches toward its goals

by Ann Doss Helms, WFAE August 30, 2023August 30, 2023

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