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CHCCS Board of Education Approves Site Plans for Carrboro Elementary Replacement Project

Posted by Emma Cooke | Feb 24, 2026 | Pre-K - 12 Education

Carrboro Elementary School is not in talks for which CHCCS elementary school will close, with plans to replace the existing building instead.

CHCCS Board of Education Weighs Closing 2 Elementary Schools Amid Enrollment, Funding Declines

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Feb 12, 2026 | Pre-K - 12 Education

The CHCCS Board of Education began its latest round of feedback on Feb. 5 about how to approach closing at least one elementary school in the face of waning enrollment and funding challenges.

N.C. House Committee Grills CHCCS Leaders Over ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ Policies; District Maintains Compliance

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Dec 11, 2025 | Pre-K - 12 Education, State Government

CHCCS leaders appeared in Raleigh to testify to lawmakers about whether the district is following the Parents’ Bill of Rights law.

Former School Improvement Team Parent Chair Melinda Manning Runs for CHCCS School Board

Posted by Henry Taylor | Sep 2, 2025 | Election, Local Election Coverage, Pre-K - 12 Education

Melinda Manning, formerly of Carrboro High School’s school improvement team, detailed her candidacy for the CHCCS Board of Education.

CHCCS Board Holds Preliminary Conversation for Hypothetical Elementary School Closure

Posted by Emma Cooke | Aug 27, 2025 | Pre-K - 12 Education

The Board of Education for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools recently met to hear a presentation about closing one of its elementary schools.

CHCCS Board of Education Hears Implementation Update on Upcoming Aligned High School Class Schedules

Posted by Emma Cooke | May 29, 2025 | Pre-K - 12 Education

For Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, a new class schedule will soon go into effect for all of its high schools.

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.

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.

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.

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CHCCS Board of Education Approves Site Plans for Carrboro Elementary Replacement Project

CHCCS Board of Education Weighs Closing 2 Elementary Schools Amid Enrollment, Funding Declines

N.C. House Committee Grills CHCCS Leaders Over ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ Policies; District Maintains Compliance

Former School Improvement Team Parent Chair Melinda Manning Runs for CHCCS School Board

CHCCS Board Holds Preliminary Conversation for Hypothetical Elementary School Closure

CHCCS Board of Education Hears Implementation Update on Upcoming Aligned High School Class Schedules

CHCCS Narrows Focus for Bond Plan; Estes Hills, Carrboro, and FPG Elementary Schools Prioritized

Campaign for Southern Equality Files Federal Complaint Over NC’s LGBTQ Instruction Law

Top Stories of 2023: Orange County Has New Leadership After Local Elections

CHCCS Board of Ed Cites Discrimination, Rejects Language in New NC ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ Policy

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