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.
Read More »Nearly half of North Carolina's school districts began formative assessments of kindergarteners this fall — though the 4- and 5-year-old students won't be taking pencil-and-paper tests.
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Anna Yudina traveled more than 5,000 miles from Moscow to study at the UNC Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies. She didn’t expect the center would fail to get the money that would have paid her tuition.
Read More »After coming from an underperforming high school on the outskirts of Los Angeles, UNC alumnus Preston Smith is determined to give every student a chance for a top-notch education, regardless of where they grew up.
Read More »They come up through Mexico, most from El Salvador and Honduras, alone and underage, fleeing the possibility of rape, assault and kidnapping. What will happen to them once they reach U.S. soil is vague at best.
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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.
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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.
Read More »High school students get testing anxiety — and, this fall, they’re not the only ones sweating with the implementation of a new Advanced Placement U.S. History curriculum.
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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.
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The most recent Israeli-Palestinian conflict caused destruction, overcrowding and sheltering in schools, some of which are run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. Teachers in the area now have to design curriculum around helping students overcome trauma.
Read More »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.
Read More »Teach For America has been on UNC’s campus this week trying to recruit students to join its postgraduate teaching program — but Durham Public Schools will no longer be among the potential destinations.
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Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools achieved a balanced budget for the 2014-15 school year and an increase in teacher pay, but at a significant cost.
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When Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools started Monday, not everyone was excited to begin the new year.
Read More »Seven billboards along Interstate 40, Interstate 85 and other highly trafficked areas statewide are catching North Carolina teachers’ attention by asking one simple question: “Want a $450 raise?”
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As details surrounding the average 7 percent pay raise for North Carolina public school teachers become more concrete, mixed feelings persist.
Read More »PACE Academy will need its parents and students to be as invested as PACE’s Board of Directors in keeping the school open for the foreseeable future.
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Northside Elementary won’t let its rich history stop it from becoming a school of the future.
Read More »Alternative education at PACE Academy will get a second chance — which means several changes for the school in August.
Read More »Battling a tight budget, the UNC School of Education received some much-needed support from a former faculty member.
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