Work Underway for Strategic Plan 2027 at CHCCS
With a target completion date of June, CHCCS superintendent Nyah Hamlett says the new strategic plan will focus on equity.
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Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Speaking of Schools: Mary Peres-Da-Silva, Sarita Allen and Christine Cotton
For this month’s Teacher Feature, McDougle Middle School teacher Mary Peres-Da-Silva and the Public School Foundation’s Sarita Allen and Christine Cotton join 97.9 The Hill. Peres-Da-Silva details her experience as a teaching chair who’s received grants from PSF, while Allen and Cotton shares several upcoming events the organization is holding.
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Orange County, Chatham County Schools Plan for Remote Learning on Jan. 24
With many parts of central North Carolina still covered in snow and ice, the local school...
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Road Conditions Lead to CHCCS, Chatham Schools Remote Learning Day
As rain and freezing temperatures create dangerous driving conditions for the second time this...
Read MoreSpeaking of Schools: Dr. Nyah Hamlett of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Superintendent of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Dr. Nyah Hamlett joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell for the first Speaking of Schools in 2022! She discusses the return to classes after holiday break, which has featured new COVID-19 challenges, inclement weather and tragedy for the Phillips Middle School community.
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Estes Drive Community, CHCCS Push for Improved Pedestrian Safety After Collision
Emails sent to the Chapel Hill Town Council in the last week detail several stories from residents...
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Top Stories of 2021: Systemic Concerns at East Chapel Hill High School
Late this year, several educators within East Chapel Hill High School’s special education department reached out to 97.9 The Hill to express concerns over discrimination within the department. Since that story broke in November, ECHHS has seen student protests, community debate and renewed conversations about systemic racism at East and in the school system as a whole.
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Top Stories of 2021: The Return to In-Person Learning and its Mental Toll
To reflect on the year, Chapelboro.com is re-publishing some of the top stories that impacted and...
Read MoreSpeaking of Schools: Allison Crosetto, Jackie Love and Janet Cherry
For this month’s Teacher Feature, we hear from some social workers in the CHCCS district! Allison Crosetto of Phillips Middle School, Jackie Love from Seawell Elementary School and CHCCS Director of Mental Health and Wellness Janet Cherry join 97.9 The Hill to share their experiences in the district and what drives them to help our community.
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Chapel Hill-Carrboro, Orange County School Leaders Discuss School Safety
While the country is still recovering from a recent school shooting in Michigan, the incident has sparked renewed discussion of school safety both nationally and locally.
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