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Local Schools Operating on Delay Tuesday

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 1, 2018 | Pre-K - 12 Education

Both school districts in Orange County are operating on a two-hour delay on Tuesday, January 2, due to cold temperatures. There is no threat of inclement weather, but the delay is due to “extreme temperatures” that...

Bullying, Drug Use Down While Unsafe Driving Practices Increase in CHCCS Student Survey

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Dec 27, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools recently received results to this year’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a national school-based survey developed by the Centers for Disease Control to monitor health risk behaviors that...

Orange County Schools Superintendent Receives National Leadership Award

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Dec 15, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education

Orange County Schools superintendent Todd Wirt has been awarded a Top 30 spot for this year’s John C. Maxwell Transformational Leadership Awards for his work in education. According to the organization’s website, awards...

Local School Districts Working to Change Class Size Legislation

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 14, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education

Local school districts are lining up in opposition to the implementation of a new law that will cap class sizes in some elementary school grades. The Orange County Schools Board of Education passed a resolution on Monday night...

Lincoln Center or Chapel Hill High? CHCCS Board Working Toward Funding Solution

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 7, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education

A controversial issue is set to go before the Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools Board of Education on Thursday. The CHCCS board will work toward finding a solution to a crucial infrastructure question on Thursday night. Should...

Phoenix Academy Preaches Equity in Practice

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Dec 4, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education

Chapel Hill’s Phoenix Academy is an alternative school that is reimagining the ways to work with students that may experience more traumas than others outside of school. John Williams, Phoenix Academy’s Principal who was named...

CHCCS Struggles To Find Funding For Infrastructure Projects

Posted by Staff | Dec 1, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is looking for solutions after bids for the renovation of Lincoln Center came in much higher than its initial $25 million budget. “The school received bids in October,” said finance...

Rashkis Elementary Closing Tuesday Due to Heating Issues

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 28, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education

There is no heat at Rashkis Elementary School, which coupled with the cold temperatures starting Tuesday morning is causing the school to close for the day. Chapel Hill – Carrboro City School officials said that buses will...

Chapel Hill Campus and Community Coalition Leads Conversation on Underage Drinking

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Nov 17, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education

A campaign called “A Conversation Worth Having” facilitated by the Chapel Hill Campus and Community Coalition is educating and encouraging parents to speak with their children about the dangers of underage drinking. The...

CHCCS Provided With Fire Truck for Firefighting Academy

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Nov 9, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education

The Chapel Hill Fire Department has rewarded Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools with a fire truck as part of their new district-wide Firefighting Academy at Chapel Hill High. The fire truck and the academy are a result of...

Pre-K – 12 Education

Local Schools Operating on Delay Tuesday

Bullying, Drug Use Down While Unsafe Driving Practices Increase in CHCCS Student Survey

Orange County Schools Superintendent Receives National Leadership Award

Local School Districts Working to Change Class Size Legislation

Lincoln Center or Chapel Hill High? CHCCS Board Working Toward Funding Solution

Phoenix Academy Preaches Equity in Practice

CHCCS Struggles To Find Funding For Infrastructure Projects

Rashkis Elementary Closing Tuesday Due to Heating Issues

Chapel Hill Campus and Community Coalition Leads Conversation on Underage Drinking

CHCCS Provided With Fire Truck for Firefighting Academy

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