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Storytelling Linked to Early Reading in African-American Children

Posted by Staff | Aug 5, 2015 | Pre-K - 12 Education

New research from the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute suggests oral storytelling skills might be particularly important for early reading in African-American children. Researchers know that a preschooler’s...

PACE Students, Teachers Await Mid-August Decision

Posted by Staff | Jul 15, 2015 | Pre-K - 12 Education

Lawyers wrapped up their arguments Tuesday in a hearing to determine whether a Carrboro charter school will remain open. But students and teachers at PACE Academy won’t know for several weeks whether they will be able to return...

Book Sparks Discussion About Teaching Diversity in OC Classrooms

Posted by Staff | Jul 8, 2015 | Pre-K - 12 Education

Former Efland-Cheeks Elementary School teacher Omar Currie stood before a full audience of adults at the Chapel Hill Public Library and read a children’s book: King and King, a story about two princes who fall in love and...

Carrboro Charter School Battles to Stay Open

Posted by Staff | Jul 6, 2015 | Pre-K - 12 Education

PACE Academy will fight in court Tuesday to keep its doors open. Teachers, students, parents and alumni of PACE Academy gathered at the State Board of Education building Monday morning. They were there to protest the...

Thousands of NC Teacher Assistants in Limbo

Posted by Staff | Jun 30, 2015 | Pre-K - 12 Education

The General Assembly passed a stop-gap spending measure Tuesday. The bill keeps the government funded until mid-August while the chambers grapple over the final budget. But the measure does nothing to ease the concerns of 8,500...

Large Disparities Exist Even in State’s Healthiest County

Posted by Staff | Jun 10, 2015 | Health

Orange County children may be the healthiest in North Carolina, according to child-advocacy nonprofit NC Child. But a closer look at Orange County shows that the block you grow up on may matter more than your county. Orange...

Local Schools Explore Solution to Sedentary School Day

Posted by Staff | Jun 3, 2015 | Pre-K - 12 Education

Public schools across North Carolina are entering their final weeks of the year, and that means it’s testing time for students. But with childhood obesity on the rise, schools face pressure to balance test preparation with the...

Marble Maze Inspires Kindergarten Class

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 2, 2015 | Pre-K - 12 Education

Many teachers will say their most important, and sometimes most difficult, job is keeping students engaged. That challenge has prompted one local kindergarten teacher to come up with an out-of-the box idea. The covered-outdoor...

Fundraiser Will Support Kids “Learning Outside”

Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 4, 2015 | Nonprofit

Learning Outside is a nonprofit dedicated to connecting kids with nature.

CHCCS Teams with Verizon to Provide At-Risk Students with Internet Access

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 6, 2015 | Pre-K - 12 Education

Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools and Verizon are teaming up in an effort to bridge the achievement gap. 120 students throughout the four high schools in the Chapel Hill – Carrboro School District will receive a Google...

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