Halfway Through 2019 Election Filing Period, Orange County Races Taking Shape
There’s still one week left to go in the filing period for this year’s municipal elections, but there’s already a crowded field of candidates.
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James Barrett
James Barrett Elected Chair of Chapel Hill – Carrboro City School Board
The Chapel Hill – Carrboro City School System Board of Education has selected new leadership. Three new members were elected to the Chapel Hill – Carrboro City School Board on November 3, and they have already made their...
Read MoreEducation Leaders Explore Thorny Topic of Charter Schools
Education leaders explored the complicated topic of charter schools at WCHL’s Community Forum on Thursday.
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CHCCS Budget Request Includes Higher Minimum Wage
The proposed Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools budget would set a wage floor for employees of $12.76 per hour, which is the current minimum wage for Orange County government employees.
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CHCCS School Board Cuts Custodial, Gifted Specialist and TA Positions
Members of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education expressed their anger toward the Republican leadership of the North Carolina General Assembly Thursday night, before voting five-to-zero to approve a budget that cuts 22 teacher assistant positions.
Read MoreCHCCS Board of Education Approves Signing Bonuses; Meeting Ends With Discord
Thursday night’s meeting of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education was short, but it wasn’t sweet.
Read MoreLocal Electeds React To State Senate Budget
Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt and CHCCS board member James Barrett react to the Senate budget and other actions by the NCGA.
Read MoreGov. McCrory Proposes Pay Raise For Teachers Statewide
“This may have been a lot of theatre for something that will not actually happen,” Barrett said.
Read More‘Take Back Our Budget’
Local elected officials say they’ll have to cut services, especially in the school systems, to make up for the budget cuts.
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CHCCS Goes Big on Budget Request
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board if Education has decided to think big in its budget request to the Orange County Board of Commissioners.
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