K-12 students in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools start school on Monday. Though the district has put COVID-19 protocols in place, some parents say it's not enough.
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"The start of the 2021-22 school year will see some aspects of education return to normalcy. Despite this, the effects of the pandemic on education — both positive and negative — will linger for years to come."
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In this year's election cycle, mayoral, town council and board of education seats are up for grabs in both Chapel Hill and Carrboro.
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Critical race theory has become a topic of contention nationwide, a trend that has reached the North Carolina legislature. In March, N.C. Republicans introduced House Bill 324, which would control teachings about race and history in public schools. The bill now awaits a vote in the Senate.
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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."
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Courtney McLaughlin, mother of three CHCCS students, said some Black families have felt more included in their students’ education during remote learning. Instead of teachers communicating less, she said her kids’ teachers have been communicating with her more than ever. “This is the first time a lot of Black families have had that experience of having, I guess, a little bit of power, and a little bit of say-so,” she said. “I know what my kids learn; I know how he’s being treated during the day. I can hear it in the next room.”
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Almost 20 percent of K-12 students in North Carolina aren't attending school four days a week. In local school districts like Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools, these attendance rates are lower for students of color and students with disabilities.
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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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