Sarahi Gamboa Ramirez failed one of her high school English classes because she couldn’t finish her homework on time. The homework, heavy on research and writing, required computer access she didn’t have at home.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is one of two public schools systems in Orange County. The system is run by the CHCCS Board of Education, which is comprised of seven elected officials who hold four-year terms. Under the board is the superintendent. The current superintendent is Tom Forcella.
The district includes 11 elementary schools, four middle schools, four high schools, a middle college with Durham Technical Community College and a school for children at UNC Hospitals. These schools serve more than 12,000 students across Orange County.
Learn more about the district's Board of Education here.
Browse board meeting agendas and videos here.
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Allison Stewart had never liked physics much, but watching her third-grade students create their own spacecrafts gave her a new perspective.
Three business owners have branched into the business of blessings, as they continue to assist area schools in paying off their overdue lunch debts.
Student leaders of the Campus Y made waves when they designated the first gender-neutral bathrooms on campus in January, and, at just a few years younger, students at Chapel Hill High School are pushing their school to take a similarly inclusive step.
Two Triangle professionals will be speaking at the GreenNC 2014 symposium in Raleigh Thursday, presenting their work on Northside Elementary.
Strobe lights, dancing children and glow sticks characterized the final day of Northside Elementary School’s Kick for Kindness anti-bullying week.
When UNC freshman Eliza Filene was at Carrboro High School, her involvement in the Academy of International Studies took her from Carrboro to Decatur, Ill., to Haiti — and due to the redevelopment of the program this year, more Carrboro students will be following in Filene’s footsteps.
Christmas is coming early at four middle schools in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, where faculty and staff will receive new Apple laptops in the coming weeks.
You wouldn’t know it from the name, but employees at the Boomerang program don’t want to see the kids they serve again.
Morris Grove Elementary School fifth graders have been rolling up their sleeves and rolling out their paintbrushes in anticipation of this year’s pumpkin auction.
The Orange County Board of Commissioners is discussing the possibility of placing a bond referendum estimated to be worth between $100 and $125 million on the 2016 ballot.
Community leaders talked about how to prevent bullying in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools at a panel discussion Monday night — but not many people were there to hear the message.
Tell Gina Kim she’s sub-par, and she’ll take it as a compliment.
With state data revealing that a large achievement gap among students still exists, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is working with a new partner to redevelop its classroom strategies.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will now use a student assessment tool that will give teachers immediate feedback regarding a student’s grade-level performance.
Hundreds of Chapel Hill-Carrboro elementary school students do not have to worry about going hungry on the weekends, thanks to the nonprofit organization TABLE.
The Common Core, a set of national standards for measuring student achievement in K-12 English and math, is in limbo in North Carolina following state lawmakers’ decision to review the standards.
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