Gwendella G. Clemons passed away on May 11, 2021 and will be remembered for her work to desegregate Chapel Hill High School in 1966 and her service as the assistant principal at Chapel Hill High School. Photo courtesy of Fisher Memorial Funeral Parlor.

GG Clemons, who integrated Chapel Hill High School in the 1960s, passes away at 86

By Noah Robert Houser | May. 24

Gwendella Guinevere Clemons, an icon of advocacy and a longtime educator and leader, passed away on May 11 at the age of 86. “She inspired me to want to be better and to do better," former student Sherry Smith said. "She helped all students, but because of her roots, she gravitated to children of color and children who were economically deprived."

Denise Page poses for a virtual portrait inside her car on Tuesday 4, 2021. Page has her two children attend school virtually due to safety concerns involving the COVID-19 pandemic.

For some Black families in CHCCS, remote learning is a "breath of fresh air"

By Sonia Rao | May. 4

Students of Frank Porter Graham Elementary school walk from carpool toward the school early in the morning on March 26, 2021. CHCCS have recently reopened in-person instruction, although many children are still learning virtually.

North Carolina's K-12 schools address falling student attendance due to pandemic

By Kayla Guilliams | May. 4

The new "School Choice" bill will increase access to private schools in North Carolina.

North Carolina bill advancing to Senate raises concerns over school choice funding

By Brian Rosenzweig | May. 3

A group of eight graders from Phillips Middle School are pictured at their holiday performance at University Place in Chapel Hill in Dec. 2019. Photo courtesy of Ann Daaleman.

Phillips Middle School commissions piece for student orchestra

By Ellis Riggsbee | Apr. 27

CHCCS board approves block scheduling for Carrboro High School starting this fall

By Niharika Vattikonda | Apr. 26

DTH Photo Illustration. A recent study at UNC has shown that anxiety in first -year students has increased in the past year with the pandemic and distance-learning.

Editorial: The powder keg of academic pressure

By Editorial Board | Apr. 21

"We are taught that this constant stress and anxiety is just a part of life. That freaking out over exams and racing to find resume fillers is normal. This isn't the case, of course, but this pressure that we put on ourselves is not just in our own heads — it comes from the society we live in."

NCGA Weekly Roundup: School choice, redistricting and vaccinations

By Guillermo Molero | Apr. 20

This is part of a series that looks at bills the North Carolina state legislature has introduced, the progress they have made in the chamber and what their impact might be on the state moving forward.

Ben Shapiro speaks at The Left's Obsession With Race: An Evening with Ben Shapiro, presented by UNC College Republicans in Caroll Hall on Wednesday night.

Column: PragerU, 'liberal lies' and the war against higher education

By Caitlyn Yaede | Apr. 20

PragerU and Turning Point USA have given new life to the art of discrediting and devaluing higher education.

NCGA Weekly Roundup: Vaccine PSA, education bills signed and anti-LGBTQ+ bill introduced

By Guillermo Molero | Apr. 13

There's a lot that's been happening in the N.C. General Assembly. This is part of a new series that will look at bills the legislature has introduced, the progress they have made in the chamber and what their impact might be on the state moving forward.

Carrboro High School sophomores Fabiola Perdomo and Sofia Rangel sit in the Carrboro High football stadium. Perdomo and Rangel, like many young people from non-English speaking families, have had to guide their families through participating in school transitions and other difficulties that stem from the pandemic.

For non-English speaking families, the pandemic amplifies educational barriers

By Heidi Pérez-Moreno | Apr. 7

First-generation and immigrant families have historically faced challenges in getting adjusted to the U.S. school system due to difficulties accessing technological resources and language barriers, among other things. The COVID-19 pandemic has only amplified those issues.

Statewide coalition demands action to ensure a sound, basic education for all students

By Bethany Lee | Mar. 30

The coalition and call for change came in response to several years of a constant decline in state school funding, ranking N.C. as one of the lowest in the country in terms of school funding and equity.

UNC junior Grace Ingledue is a member of the trans community. "The fact that students are now able to change their name in PowerSchool without going through that hellish process is so great," said Ingledue.

Most public school records in N.C. will now show students' preferred names

By Ella Layn | Mar. 30

A recent change from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction will now allow North Carolina public school students to list their preferred name on most state records, like PowerSchool and report cards.

CHCCS students, teachers return to in-person instruction for the first time in a year

By Jacob Meredith-Andrews | Mar. 30

On Friday morning, about one hundred students returned to Frank Porter Graham Elementary School to finish out their first week of in-person instruction in a year. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education voted in early March to offer in-person instruction to all students beginning March 22. Frank Porter Graham Elementary Principal Karen Galassi-Ferrer said it has been important to think creatively about safety measures, like holding lunch and breakfast outside or placing colorful tape on the ground for students to follow for social distancing.

The OCS Board of Education voted on March 23, 2021 to allow all elementary schools to open fully in-person under Plan A. Middle and high schools will not fully open until next fall.

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