Local Government Meetings: October 7-11, 2024 Posted by Aaron Keck | Oct 7, 2024 | Local Government This week in government: Chapel Hill gets results from a community survey, and Orange County’s school boards discuss declining enrollment. Read More
CHCCS School Board Approves 81 Position Cuts, Cites ‘Dire’ Spending Situation Posted by Brighton McConnell | Aug 21, 2024 | Instagram, Pre-K - 12 Education The CHCCS Board of Education approved a district proposal to freeze and cut dozens of positions in lieu of a $5.6 million budget shortfall. Read More
CHCCS Narrows Focus for Bond Plan; Estes Hills, Carrboro, and FPG Elementary Schools Prioritized Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jul 23, 2024 | Pre-K - 12 Education The CHCCS school board narrowed its focus to a facilities plan for three new elementary schools, if the $300 million bond referendum passes. Read More
CHCCS Board Narrows School Replacement, Renovation Preferences for Bond Funding Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jun 25, 2024 | Development, Instagram, Pre-K - 12 Education The CHCCS Board of Education shared early preferences for potential facility plans if the district receives funding from a bond referendum. Read More
CHCCS Board of Education Aligns High School Class Schedules with Approval of Block Format Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jun 12, 2024 | Pre-K - 12 Education The CHCCS Board of Education voted unanimously to move to a new high school class schedule. Here are highlights from the officials’ comments. Read More
CHCCS Board of Education to Weigh High School Block Schedule Options on Thursday Posted by Brighton McConnell | May 16, 2024 | Instagram, Pre-K - 12 Education The CHCCS Board of Education will consider a major change to its high school schedules at its meeting Thursday night. Read More
School Boards Discuss Bond, Budget Requests with Orange County Commissioners Posted by Brighton McConnell | May 3, 2024 | Local Government, Pre-K - 12 Education The Orange County Board of Commissioners recently met with local boards of education to receive their budget requests. Read More
Campaign for Southern Equality Files Federal Complaint Over NC’s LGBTQ Instruction Law Posted by Brighton McConnell | Feb 1, 2024 | Instagram, Nonprofit, Pre-K - 12 Education, State Government A North Carolina-based advocacy group filed a federal complaint on Tuesday, claiming the “Parents’ Bill of Rights” law violates Title IX. Read More
CHCCS Declines to Adopt 2 Portions of ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ Law in Recent Policy Review Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jan 24, 2024 | Pre-K - 12 Education, State Government CHCCS became the latest North Carolina district to adopt policies from the “Parents’ Bill of Rights” law. But it did not adopt all of them. Read More
CHCCS Board of Ed Cites Discrimination, Rejects Language in New NC ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ Policy Posted by Brighton McConnell | Nov 14, 2023 | Pre-K - 12 Education, State Government The CHCCS Board of Education recently took its first reading of policy changes to comply with Senate Bill 49 – and criticized the law. Read More