House Bill 32, titled the “Equity in Opportunity Act,” passed in the N.C. House of Representatives last month. It's part of an ongoing national debate about school choice, a controversial education policy issue.
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Thanks to a grant from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation, a Phillips Middle School orchestra teacher was able to commission a piece for her students.
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The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education unanimously approved a motion to adopt a modified seven-period block schedule for Carrboro High School for the upcoming school year.
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"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."
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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.
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PragerU and Turning Point USA have given new life to the art of discrediting and devaluing higher education.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Orange County Schools Board of Education voted 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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The National Weather Service is warning of severe storms across central North Carolina on Thursday afternoon. Here's what you need to know.
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Existing language and technology barriers exacerbate the difficulties local refugee and immigrant families face with tasks like helping children in online school and applying for unemployment.
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Nearly one year has passed since the System's first day of remote learning, and the CHCCS community is reflecting on the challenges the year has brought while preparing to return to the classroom.
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All students in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district will now be returning to in-person education a month earlier than previously decided.
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New teachers in Chatham County reflect on the uncertainty and unpredictability of teaching during the pandemic.
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N.C. legislators filed a bill on Feb. 10 to make Holocaust and genocide education mandatory for public schools, but Durham minister and activist Paul Scott is demanding the bill also include Black history.
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It doesn’t appear to have Gov. Cooper’s support, despite him calling on K-12 school districts across the state to allow in-person instruction earlier in the month.
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With first-place finishes in seven events, the Chapel Hill High men's swimming team ultimately beat Marvin Ridge High School by almost 5 points.
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