Top Stories of 2025: A Year of Change for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
While the academic calendar goes from July to June, this calendar year for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools was filled with major stories.
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N.C. House Committee Grills CHCCS Leaders Over ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ Policies; District Maintains Compliance
CHCCS leaders appeared in Raleigh to testify to lawmakers about whether the district is following the Parents’ Bill of Rights law.
Read MoreHow Enrollment Data is Influencing Our Schools — Dec. 9, 2025
Enrollment is a hot topic in both Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Chatham County Schools — but for very different reasons. 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell speaks with Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Superintendent Rodney Trice and Chatham County Schools’ Chief of Technology and Accountability Mark Samberg.
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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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CHCCS Announces Public Talks Regarding Potential $2.1 Million Funding Cut
Superintendent Rodney Trice will deliver a series of public talks discussing a potential $2.1 million reduction in funding from the state in the 2026-27 school year.
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CHCCS Board Holds Preliminary Conversation for Hypothetical Elementary School Closure
The Board of Education for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools recently met to hear a presentation about closing one of its elementary schools.
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CHCCS Superintendent Trice Shares Excitement, Details New Cellphone Policy Ahead of New School Year
Monday will mark the first CHCCS school year under Superintendent Rodney Trice’s leadership. He joined 97.9 The Hill to discuss.
Read MoreSpeaking of Schools: CHCCS Superintendent Rodney Trice on the New School Year
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Superintendent Rodney Trice joins 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Tuesday, August 19.
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Carrboro High School Principal Helena Thomas Reassigned; Interim To Be Named Later
Carrboro High School principal Helena Thomas is being reassigned to a new role within the Chapel...
Read MoreSpeaking of Schools: CHCCS Chief Communications Officer Andy Jenks
Andy Jenks, the chief communications officer for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, joins 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Monday, July 14.
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