In Chapel Hill, NC School Superintendent Mo Green Offers a Plan for ‘Achieving Educational Excellence’
Mo Green’s “Achieving Educational Excellence” plan seeks to make North Carolina schools the best in the nation by 2030.
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On the Porch: Sen. Natalie Murdock – Good Work for NC District 20
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NC Sen. Natalie Murdock is a native North Carolinian, UNC alum, and senate representative for District 20, which encompasses Durham and Chatham County. She served as Deputy Communications Director for NC Attorney General Josh Stein. She is the first woman of color under 40 to be elected to the NCGA and was elected in 2020 with over 100,000 votes. As a freshman senator she immediately filed over 100 bills that range from supporting black maternal health, expanding healthcare access for ALL to providing greater access to the ballot.
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‘Everything We Do Has Meaning’: Lloyd Kramer Reflects on a Career in the Humanities
Outgoing Carolina Public Humanities director Lloyd Kramer reflects on his career, and the social importance of history and the humanities.
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‘We Are 49th Out Of 50’: Public School Forum of NC
With education at the center of state budget talks, the Public School Forum of NC releases a report on the state of North Carolina’s schools.
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Immigration, education, marijuana, childcare, open records: which bills will pass the General Assembly this year? Sen. Graig Meyer weighs in.
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DeSantis Is Defending New Slavery Teachings. Civil Rights Leaders See a Pattern of ‘Policy Violence’
Written by STEVE PEOPLES, BRENDAN FARRINGTON AND KAT STAFFORD Civil rights activists cheered when...
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North Carolina House Unlikely To Proceed With Education Overhaul, Speaker Says
Written by HANNAH SCHOENBAUM A sweeping education proposal that would take away power from North...
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CHCCS Elementary Schools’ Early Start Time Will Not Move Forward
Facing a bus driver shortage, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education recently brainstormed solutions to get students to school on time. One possibility was moving elementary school start times forward. But some parents were opposed to this change, and the school board decided against it.
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‘How Are We Engaging in Schools?’ Orange County Shares Survey Results
In its first meeting of the year, the Orange County Schools Board of Education discussed results from a survey that aimed to better understand issues facing parents and students.
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Chapel Hill High School Choir Performs at Radio City, Carnegie Hall
Last month, choir students at Chapel Hill High School made a trip to New York to perform at Radio City Music Hall and Carnegie Hall — along with the Rockettes and Eric Whitacre.
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