CHCCS students to send WWII vets to Normandy for 75th anniversary of D-Day
In honor of the anniversary of D-Day, these students helped honor two veterans with a fully-funded trip to Normandy.
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Column: What I love about sports, on and off the field
Camaraderie that not even free food can facilitate. OC Voice columnist Luke Vermeer talks about the important role that sports have played on his high school experience.
Orange County teacher resigns, charged after making threats to "shoot up the school"
An Orange County elementary school teacher was charged with a felony following a threat to the school made by the teacher
Orange County School Board's reorganization faced criticism at their Monday meeting
Community members voiced their criticisms of the Orange County Board of Education's moderately unexpected reorganization.
Orange County Schools board chair accused of blackface in photo from school skit
The Daily Tar Heel received a letter from an anonymous sender containing a picture of current Orange County School Board Chair Will Atherton with a brown substance around his face.
Seven cases of whooping cough appear at Glenwood Elementary
This is not the only whooping cough outbreak in CHCCS this year.
Senators discuss including accountability in Higher Education Act reauthorization
Democratic senators across the country have been discussing how to create accountability for colleges and universities on student loan defaulting.
Orange County Schools superintendent to leave in June
Wirt has been the Orange County Schools superintendent since June 2015 and previously worked at the Wake County Public School System and the Mooresville Graded School District. The North Carolina Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development named him the North Carolina Outstanding Young Education in 2016.
Here's what you missed at last week's CHCCS Board of Education meeting
The board discussed the disproportionality in disciplinary actions on the basis of race, voting on the new member and the renovations for Frank Porter Graham Elementary School.
New Hope Elementary School teacher suspended amid child pornography investigation
Investigators are not currently aware of any students at New Hope Elementary being the subject of photographs.
Here's what's happening with the Blue Ribbon Mentor program at CHCCS
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools System has been accused of making decisions about the Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate program without including the Chapel Hill-Carrboro community.
CHCCS Superintendent speaks on unity, improvement in State of the Schools address
Following the second annual State of the Schools address, CCHCS superintendent, Pamela Baldwin, commits to improvement in a three-step plan.
N.C. teachers are preparing to head to Raleigh for a 'Day of Action' in May
"The other thing that I just want to reflect on is how the advocacy last year really hit the press. I think it really, really showed the state the importance of teachers and the importance of students.”
Mandarin magnet program and vacant seat discussed at CHCCS Board of Education meeting
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education discussed three pressing topics at its meeting on Thursday.
What to know about the new site for a cooperative preschool
The Chapel Hill Cooperative Preschool is in the process of building a new school combining its two locations.
How has the national vaccine discussion impacted N.C.?
"It’s important to note that the vast, vast, majority of parents do vaccinate their children because vaccines are safe and effective." As the internet and social media grow, so does the spread of misleading information about vaccines. With a recent outbreak of chickenpox in one North Carolina school, health and school officials look to promote the positive aspects of vaccination. The hope is to reassure their safety and usefulness.
Holocaust education could soon be required in N.C. public schools
A bill that aims to make North Carolina the 11th state in the country to mandate Holocaust and genocide education might be in effect by the 2019-20 school year.
What will be blooming in downtown Chapel Hill this spring?
Grow your green thumb and get creative with miniature gardens this spring.
Here's how education reforms from the White House might impact you
The proposal attempts to reform the Higher Education Act, which is overdue for an update, but this has significant implications for financial aid long term.
The movement to recall three CHCCS school board members has ended. Here's why:
After the resignation of Margaret Samuels, the creation of Stop the Recall, and much back and forth, the movement to recall three members of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education has come to an end.
