CHCCS Officials Say Minority Teachers Face Unfair Scrutiny
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools recruited a record number of minority teachers this year, but administrators worry some are being singled out unfairly.
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Education
Chancellor Folt Says Carolina Grads Are Ready For The World
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory says the State’s public universities are not training their students to be able to get a job out of college.
Read MoreCommon Core Standards Place New Demands On CHCCS Students
New state test results show room for improvement, but officials say that’s due in part to the fundamental nature of the curriculum changes.
Read MoreThe Uncommon Core of the New Math
In the early 1990s I was working at ARCO Chemical Company in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Times were good at ARCO, although that would change. We were making money, dress was formal, and we devoted time and resources to...
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CHCCS BoE Contemplating $5K Contribution To Education Advocacy Center
“…I would need a whole lot more information to feel comfortable writing a check..”
Read MoreUNC Wraps Up Move-In Weekend Sunday
It’s move-in time at UNC and students have been keeping Rick Bradley and many others from the Center for Housing and Residential Education busy.
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ProgressNC Says McCrory’s “Stretching The Truth” About Education Budget
Progress NC Executive Director, Gerrick Brenner says Governor Pat McCrory’s comment that this year’s education budget is the largest in North Carolina history isn’t fair to say.
Read MoreCongressman Price Again Backing Pro-Teacher Bill
Amid budget cuts in North Carolina, your local U.S. Representative, David Price’s bill entitled the Keep Teachers Teaching Act, would allow schools to apply for federal grants to develop programs that aim to keep teachers working in education.
Read MorePrice To Speak About Education On WCHL Friday
Your U.S. Representative, David Price, is working on legislation with another North Carolina representative known as the Keep Teachers Teaching Act
Read MoreMcCrory Proposes New Education Initiatives
Governor Pat McCrory unveiled two new plans Thursday that he says he hopes will improve education standards and quality throughout North Carolina.
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