“I think we’ve seen more kids younger and younger who are getting glasses prescribed and getting their vision impairments corrected earlier," Exceptional Children program facilitator Ashley Kellum said.
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"Isolation caused by the pandemic has also created concern among educators and parents as we wonder what the future effects of social isolation and the comfort in it may have on these generations. In an effort to support all students, regardless of where they are in speech development, it is imperative that primary educators implement options such as plexiglass desks or clear masks in their classrooms. Only then can we begin to mitigate the social effects of the pandemic on student learning."
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The employment study, which was presented at last Thursday's Board of Education meeting, was conducted to help Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools administer equitable compensation moving forward.
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Seifts said a significant population of the students at East Chapel Hill High School are Asian, but many of them have never had an Asian teacher before.
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Stemming from a new spending plan, students in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will soon see an increase in available mental health resources. The recommendation for the plan said that it is "particularly important" to acknowledge the impact that COVID-19 has had on the overall mental health of students in CHCCS schools.
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“This is a program, a concept, a dream, if you will, that is trying to address educational equity in a very specific and deliberate way,” DREAM Project Director Emily Chávez said.
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The Orange County Schools Board of Education voted on Monday to keep three books — which focus on themes including racism, segregation and gender identity and include sexually explicit content — in its high school libraries' circulation.
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The driver of the vehicle and two children who were on the playground were transported to UNC Hospitals. One additional child was treated at the scene for minor injuries, according to a statement.
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Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will have a remote, virtual learning day for all students on Friday due to anticipated winter storm weather.
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Last week, there were 324 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools students and staff according to CHCCS's COVID-19 data tracker, up 151 percent from the previous week's total.
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Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools schools and offices will be closed for students on Tuesday due to hazardous road conditions.
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CHCCS students and parents alike had concerns about issues such as record high COVID-19 numbers, test shortages, students who are too young to be vaccinated and learning accommodations for students in quarantine.
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The district cited high winds, sleet and snow as causes. In-person and remote instruction will be canceled during this time.
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Lying in the shadow of presidential and midterm races, odd-numbered years aren’t usually remembered for their elections. This one, though, may prove quite consequential for Chapel Hill and Carrboro.
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As school systems across the country head into their fifth semester marked by the pandemic, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is examining how to stay safe while transitioning “back to normal.”
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Throughout the 2021 fall semester, Chapel Hill Transit and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) have struggled to address shortages in the number of available bus drivers.
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"The lackluster funding is a theme of the budget at large — a small step toward progress, but nowhere near enough. It seems Cooper and the Democrats have bent to the will of the Republican-controlled General Assembly for the sake of having a budget after all these years."
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North Carolina Central University launched the Marathon Teaching Institute (MTI), whose mission is to recruit, retain and mentor African American males to become K-12 teachers and educators, earlier this semester.
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"The Leandro Plan is the path forward to ensure that these basic needs of our state are met and when the time comes to vote in next November’s midterms, choose the representatives who stand behind it."
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N.C. Superior Court Judge David Lee ordered the transfer of $1.52 billion from the General Fund to the state Department of Public Instruction, $189.8 million to the Department of Health and Human Services and $41.3 million to the UNC System.
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