CHCCS District Prepared to Enter a $767,070 Contract Without School Board Approval
****UPDATE: Information in this article has been updated following the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City...
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Orange County Government Looks Ahead to 2020 With New Goals
As 2020 approaches, Orange County is setting its sights on several old and some new goals. Chair...
Read MoreReport: NC Still Short Offering All Children “Sound Basic Education”
North Carolina has made little progress providing every child “an opportunity to receive a sound basic education” since the state Supreme Court declared the constitutional mandate in 1997, according to a report released...
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Chatham’s Public Libraries Focusing on Early Literacy Year-Round
By Zachary Horner, Chatham News + Record Staff Michelle Morehouse sat at the front of the...
Read MoreAmerican Students’ Performance Lags on Nation’s Report Card
The latest Nation’s Report Card is painting a dismal picture of math and reading achievement among American fourth and eighth graders despite a few bright spots. Students in the nation’s capital, which faced multiple...
Read MoreNational Test Shows North Carolina Reading Scores Dropped
The results of a national exam show student reading scores have dropped despite a $150 million investment into a North Carolina literacy program. News outlets report that scores on the National Assessment of Educational...
Read MoreNorth Carolina Crime Victims, Testing Bills Signed by Cooper
New laws in North Carolina will scale back the number of standardized tests that public school students take and lay out expanded rights for crime victims following a recent change to the state constitution. Also among the...
Read MoreNorth Carolina Votes for Personal Finance Classes in Schools
Despite some objections from teachers, a bill requiring North Carolina teachers to teach a full-credit economics and personal finance class cleared the final hurdle in the state’s General Assembly. The House voted 73-38 on...
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Amid #MeToo, States Debate Teaching Consent to Kids
Inside a Catholic school in Portland, Oregon, high school sophomores break into groups to discuss some once-taboo topics: abusive relationships and consent. At one desk, a girl with banana-colored fingernails begins jotting down...
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