CHCCS Not Opposed To Current Form Of Testing
Gov McCrory is calling for the NC Board of Education to re-examine its approach to standardized testing.
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CHCCS: Tough Choices Despite Increased Funding
Posted by Staff | Jun 14, 2013 | Local Government, Pre-K - 12 Education
Commissioners added $3 million to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school budget this week, but school officials say they’re still struggling with state cuts.
Read MoreTax Hike For CHCCS District; OC Prop Tax Unchanged
Posted by Staff | Jun 14, 2013 | Local Government
County commissioners signaled on Thursday that they will hold the line on property taxes, but the CHCCS special district tax will go up.
Read MoreParents Lobby BoCC For School Funding
Posted by Staff | May 30, 2013 | Local Government
CHAPEL HILL- For the second time in two weeks, parents and teachers raised their voices to ask Orange County Commissioners to raise more money for schools. Nearly a hundred residents turned out for Thursday’s public hearing on...
Read MoreOC Parents Plead For School Funding: “I’ll Pay More”
Posted by Staff | May 24, 2013 | Local Government
HILLSBOROUGH- More than a hundred parents, teachers and children squeezed into Thursday’s public hearing on the county budget, while others spilled out into the hallway at the Department of Social Services, waiting for their...
Read MoreNC Senate’s Budget Proposal Raises Red Flags For CHCCS
Posted by Staff | May 21, 2013 | State Government
“We had a pretty depressing weekend in terms of budget recommendations.”
Read MoreLocal Leaders Talk County Orange County Budget Conflict
Posted by Staff | May 20, 2013 | Local Government
“This is like a dance. The school boards asks for their optimal budget, but we can never match it and but then we come to a preferred budget.”
Read MoreCHCCS BoE Member Wants BoC To Re-Think Budget Proposal
Posted by Staff | May 19, 2013 | Local Government
“I think there is a need to plead the case to the county commissioners that there is a need for a tax increase to support those additional expenses.”
Read MoreNCHSAA Restricts Transfer Athletic Eligibility
Posted by Staff | May 9, 2013 | High School
Students who transfer with out a “legitimate address change” will be ineligible for athletics for one year.
Read MoreSocial Media Uses In Local Gov’t Vary
Posted by Staff | May 5, 2013 | Local Government
As technology becomes increasingly important, some local government offices are turning to social media to communicate, but some aren’t.
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