NC state superintendent Mark Johnson plans to limit testing in public schools
Testing in North Carolina public schools will now be less demanding because of an initiative announced by N.C. State Superintendent Mark Johnson last week.
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Testing in North Carolina public schools will now be less demanding because of an initiative announced by N.C. State Superintendent Mark Johnson last week.
James Barrett announced last Friday that he will not seek re-election to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education as he seeks a 2020 bid to become North Carolina state superintendent.
The National PTA is now involved in a funding dispute between the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools PTA Council and The PTA Thrift Shop, after the thrift shop has steadily decreased funding for the PTAs.
The implementation of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education’s decision to turn Glenwood Elementary into a Mandarin magnet school might not start until fall 2020, according to a proposal presented by the superintendent of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools in last Tuesday’s board meeting.
Wendy Morgan’s children needed Learning Environment for Advanced Programming, an advanced curriculum program for students in fourth through eighth grade.
In early 1993, Dianne Jackson, at the time a librarian at Glenwood Elementary, joined other school employees to form The Blue Ribbon Task Force, the first committee to deal with the achievement gap and equity in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.
Groundbreaking began for a fully-funded solar panel system last week at East Chapel Hill High School thanks to years of hard work from two UNC first-years.
Update, Nov. 21, 12:37 p.m.: The Carrboro Police Department has found that yesterday's 911 call about an active shooter at Carrboro Elementary School was placed by a student, they said in a Wednesday press release.
After five years of working on sustainability across the board, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools received a School District Scholarship for 2019 from The Center for Green Schools to reward them for their efforts.
CLARIFICATION: An earlier version of this article said kindergarteners who do not wish to be part of the program will likely be assigned elsewhere. Only current kindergarteners will have this option to join the new program or move to a new school next year. The story has been updated with the correct information. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for this error.
The brand of football Denise Page grew up watching in her hometown isn't there anymore.
With Hurricane Florence set to make landfall in the Triangle Thursday, Orange County declared a state of emergency, encouraging residents to prepare for extreme weather and power outages that could last for days.
Art classes in elementary school allow not only for the creation of homemade Mother’s Day cards and hand turkeys but also for the development of lifelong skills and creative processes.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) recently announced the hiring of three new principals for Chapel Hill High School, East Chapel Hill High School and McDougle Elementary School.
Astonished gasps and excited laughter filled the air of Phillips Hall this Tuesday as local fourth graders experienced physics and astronomy up-close and personally.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Superintendent Pamela Baldwin unveiled a new strategic plan after reflecting on her first year in the position during the “state-of-the-schools” address.
School bus drivers in North Carolina are now required to carry a medical card in addition to their license at all times. Bus drivers have to pass, and pay for, a medical examination to receive their medical card at least once every two years.
It was 1963 when Charlsena Stone integrated to Guy B. Phillips Middle School. She was spat on, tripped and called a monkey and the n-word. Stone came home from school crying every day.
After a process lasting over a year, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education made the decision to prioritize funding toward a project to renovate Chapel Hill High School in December last year.
Correction (1:39 p.m.): An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated Mary Parry's title. She is a mother of a student at East Chapel Hill High. The article has been updated to reflect these changes. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.