Charlotte Observer – Mark Price
“When it comes to spending tax dollars, education should be the top priority in Mecklenburg County. That’s the conclusion of Crossroads Charlotte’s Get Real 2011 outreach, after it crammed 75 community workshops and public hearings into just three weeks. More than 700 people attended the gatherings, and surveys of their top 18 priorities for tax dollars found K-12 education ranked highest.”(more)