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Families of Orange County Students Can Apply for Free or Reduced Meals

Posted by Madison Ward | Sep 3, 2022 | Pre-K - 12 Education

As children across Orange County returned to the classroom this week, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools alerted families and students about a policy change for meals. For the last two academic years, a...

Judge: N Carolina Must Spend $1.75B to Narrow Education Gap

Posted by Associated Press | Nov 10, 2021 | Pre-K - 12 Education, State Government

Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON A North Carolina trial judge on Wednesday ordered the state to pay out $1.75 billion to help narrow the state’s public education inequities, angering Republicans who said the directive usurps...

CHCCS Votes to Bring Back School Resource Officers in Secondary Schools

Posted by Benjamin Rappaport | Aug 2, 2021 | Instagram, Pre-K - 12 Education, Safety

At their latest meeting, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education voted on a new agreement that could change the role of School Resource Officers in schools.

Biden to Pitch Sweeping ‘Family Plan’ in Speech to Congress

Posted by Associated Press | Apr 28, 2021 | World

Written by JONATHAN LEMIRE and JOSH BOAK Marking his first 100 days in office, President Joe Biden...

Cooper OK’s Bill Offering K-12 Students Summer School Option

Posted by Associated Press | Apr 9, 2021 | Pre-K - 12 Education, State Government

Written by BRYAN ANDERSON North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed three education bills on Friday to...

Duke Research Shows In-Person Learning Is Safe With Low Virus Transmission

Posted by Ava Pukatch | Feb 19, 2021 | COVID-19, Instagram, Pre-K - 12 Education

Research from Duke shows in-person learning can resume safely and proper mitigation measures can lower and prevent transmission in school settings.

Durham Tech Launches ‘Back-to-Work Initiative’ to Increase Employment

Posted by Elle Kehres | Jul 16, 2020 | Higher Education

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and unprecedented unemployment rates across the...

N.C. House Revises, OKs Education and Road Bond Referendum

Posted by Associated Press | Jun 19, 2020 | Pre-K - 12 Education, State Government

The North Carolina House agreed overwhelmingly on Thursday to let voters decide whether the state should borrow $3.1 billion for public school, higher education and road construction. Legislation putting the debt package...