Some students in North Carolina pay tuition for public schools
This year, 20 Orange County Schools students' and their families did something that seems antithetical to attending a public primary or secondary school — they paid tuition.
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Taxing, funding and a tale of two school districts
For more than 100 years, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools System has had a special tax, providing additional funding to the district — a tax Orange County Schools lacks.
Selective universities accepting fewer low-income students, study finds
A new report by New America has found that colleges are accepting fewer low-income students than they were 20 years ago.
Weaver Street Market hosts fundraiser for students in Orange County Schools
Weaver Street Market in Hillsborough began a fundraiser at the end of this past summer with Orange County Schools to raise money to help feed children over the holiday season who are on free and reduced lunch plans.
Q&A with John Williams, CHCCS Principal of the Year
John Williams is the principal at Phoenix Academy High School in Chapel Hill and was recently named Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Principal of the Year. Staff writer Jacquelyn Melinek spoke with Williams about the award and his experience as an educator.
Fayetteville State granted $8.2 million for GEAR UP college prep programs
Fayetteville State University will receive $8.2 million over the next seven years for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs.
Orange County Schools works on advanced course achievement gap
The students at Orange County Schools that enrolled in Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Project Lead the Way courses took a total of 1,042 advanced exams in the 2016-17 school year.
Orange County Schools remains positive about concussion awareness despite recent injuries
It was hard to take a positive stance on concussion avoidance in Orange County Schools on Oct. 23, but Emily Gaddy tried her best to.
State Senate passes class size compromise bill
The N.C. Senate passed a compromise Tuesday to extend the deadline for schools to meet new class size requirements until fall 2018 — a year later than House Bill 13 had proposed.
Chapel Hill High School proposing renovation plans for school buildings
=Chapel Hill High School has proposed plans to remodel with a 163,000 sq. ft. expansion, which would include demolishing current academic buildings and constructing two entirely new buildings.
Parents and students rally for bill to preserve music, art and PE classes
Crayon-drawn signs in hand, N.C. public school parents and kids rallied in Raleigh Wednesday in support of House Bill 13.
Black students have higher graduation if taught by black teachers, study finds
Low-income black students are far more likely to graduate high school and consider a college education if they have had black elementary school teachers, a new study finds.
Underserve and overpromise: The complexities of online charter schools
The conversation surrounding charter schools has piqued national attention in recent months with the confirmation of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and her support of them.
General Assembly bills would allow earlier starts for NC public schools
Two bills introduced in the N.C. legislature might provide more flexibility for public school districts’ calendars.
Working group plans to update the general education curriculum
A working group is assessing the general education curriculum, with plans to be implemented in the fall of 2019 by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Kevin Guskiewicz.
Boston schools change maps in effort to emphasize global south
Boston Public Schools is using a different world map in an effort to decolonize classrooms.
US Supreme Court ruling engages in school choice debate
A recent Supreme Court ruling might change the way public schools and parents approach special education services and school choice.
East Chapel Hill High School won't have a varsity football team in 2017
Local high schools have recently experienced a lack of student interest in football programs.
Trump cuts education budget, reduces accountability measures for states
The Donald Trump administration took steps to shift policy in the Department of Education this month — proposing a $9 billion cut in federal spending and increasing state autonomy over education standards.President Donald Trump’s budget proposal shifts money into school choice programs and decreases funding for need-based college scholarships.
Trump order comes amid DeVos' controversial HBCU comments
Between Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ comments and an executive order issued Feb. 28, historically black colleges and universities are in the national spotlight.
