CHCCS Budget Faces Possibility Of More Increasing Class Sizes
The numbers for the Chapel Hill Carrboro City School Board’s budget are looking grim…and school administrators are facing the possibility of class sizes growing even larger.
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BoCC Eyes CHCCS District Tax, Not Property Tax, For School Funding
Posted by Staff | Jun 6, 2013 | Local Government
CHAPEL HILL- Orange County Commissioners signaled on Thursday that they’re looking for more money to fund public schools, but they stopped short of supporting a countywide property tax rate increase. “As much as I believe in a...
Read MoreGearing Up For High School Graduation Weekend
Posted by Staff | Jun 5, 2013 | Pre-K - 12 Education
ORANGE COUNTY – High school graduation weekend kicks-off Friday—first up is Orange County Schools. Orange High School and Cedar Ridge High School are celebrating their commencement ceremonies in the Dean Dome. Partnership...
Read MoreEfforts To End Teacher Salary Bonuses Cause Local Concern
Posted by Staff | May 28, 2013 | State Government
The measure would take away the current 10 to 15 percent pay increase for a qualified teacher.
Read MoreNew Assistant Principal, Top Honors For Businessman
Posted by Staff | May 4, 2013 | News Around Town
Tiffany Cheshire is the new assistant principal of McDougle Elementary School. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School System made it official this week. Cheshire served as a principal intern at Seawell Elementary before heading to...
Read MoreCHCCS Names New Assistant Principal For McDougle Elementary
Posted by Staff | May 2, 2013 | Pre-K - 12 Education
CHAPEL HILL – Tiffany Cheshire is the new assistant principal of McDougle Elementary School. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School System made it official this week. Cheshire served as a principal intern at Seawell...
Read MoreSchool Officials Decry General Assembly’s “Bad Ideas”
Posted by Staff | Apr 26, 2013 | Pre-K - 12 Education
HILLSBOROUGH- School leaders say next year’s budget crunch is made worse by what they call “bad ideas” coming out of the General Assembly. Officials from both the Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro school districts told...
Read MoreState Bill Would Thwart School Boards’ Right To Sue County Commissioners For More Funds
Posted by Staff | Apr 23, 2013 | State Government
The Chapel Hill Carrboro School District faces a projected $4.8 million shortfall next year— and the likely hood of requesting additional funding from the county is almost certain. Jeff Nash, Executive Director of CHCCS...
Read MoreNC Senate Bill Seeks To Eliminate Teacher Tenure
Posted by Staff | Apr 23, 2013 | State Government
CHAPEL HILL – Senate Bill 361 is seeking to eliminate tenure for North Carolina public school teachers in five years. The bill received approval by the Senate Education Committee earlier this month, but not everyone thinks...
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