CHCCS Board Approves 10-Year Plan for School Repair and Maintenance
The board approved a capital investment plan that lists major repair and maintenance projects, estimated at $15.9 million over the next five years.
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Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
School Superintendents Talk Over State Budget Cuts to Public Schools
The number of public school students in North Carolina has increased by more than 48,000 since 2007-08, yet the state funding level for public schools has decreased by $100 million.
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Report: CHCCS Discipline Disproportionately Impacts Minority Students
In local schools, an African American student is five times as likely as a white student to get suspended, and three times as likely to get reprimanded.
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CHCCS Board Selects New Member
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board chose its new member on Monday from a pool of fourteen applicants.
Read MoreNorthside Elementary Awarded LEED Platinum Certification
Northside Elementary School has received Platinum certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, with the Green Building Certification Institute for the school’s design focused on efficiency and sustainability.
Read MoreCHCCS Board of Education Receives Finance Award
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. This certificate is considered to be the highest form of recognition for reporting accurate financial information and governmental accounting.
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Local Schools In Limbo Awaiting State Budget
As state lawmakers wrangle over the budget, Chapel Hill-Carrboro school officials are struggling to anticipate how funding cuts will impact local classrooms.
Read MoreChapel Hill Ranked No. 1 Small City for Education
Movoto.com has ranked Chapel Hill as the #1 small city in the nation for education.
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OC Approves 2-Cent Property Tax Hike
Orange County Commissioners on Tuesday approved the first property tax rate increase in five years.
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Schools, County In Limbo Awaiting NCGA Budget
School and County officials are in limbo awaiting the final state budget, but they say it’s likely to hit local schools hard.
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