CHCCS Gets Positive Report on Progress of ‘Equal Opportunity’ Initiative
A Google-subsidized effort to place more minority students in advanced classes is getting off to a good start at Carrboro and East Chapel Hill High Schools.
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Pre-K – 12 Education
“Solarize-ing” McDougle Middle School
“…it is much better measured by the educational value and if it inspires anyone to consider solar for themselves.”
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CHCCS Board of Education Gets Update on ‘Equal Opportunity’ Initiative
Teachers, administrators, counselors, and other student advisers in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools system will actively recruit low-income and non-white students to enroll in AP courses over the next five months.
Read MorePre-School Franchise Invites Public to Grand Opening
A top-ranked pre-school is opening a new location in Chapel Hill next week, and parents are invited to bring their kids on Saturday to a celebration of the grand opening.
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Public School Advocates in Orange County Defend Common Core
Public education leaders throughout Orange County are defending Common Core, as Republican lawmakers in Raleigh are moving to replace it during the upcoming short session of the General Assembly.
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Teachers Need Raises To Stay
A bipartisan panel of four state legislators listened to teachers, parents, and students voice their frustrations about low teacher pay, in front of a packed auditorium at Culbreth Middle School on Monday night.
Read MoreEducation Town Hall: Salary
Four North Carolina legislators will hear the financial concerns of educators and members of the community Monday night at Culbreth Middle School.
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CHCCS Board Looks at New, Less Painful Ideas for Budget Cuts
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education is looking at a new list of budget reductions, after scrapping a plan to take a big chunk out of the gifted specialist program.
Read MoreState Teacher Pay Task Force Report Draws Criticism From Educators
“… the educators made it clear that their voices hadn’t been heard.”
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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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