Orange County Is Wealthy, But Poverty Still Widespread
Orange County’s poverty rate is declining by some measures – but not by others.
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Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools Score Highly
A new set of grades are out for public schools in the Tar Heel state. The State Board of Education released preliminary information regarding student performance based on a variety of measures on Wednesday. Chapel Hill –...
Read MoreOC Schools Cancels Hearing on Gay Children’s Book
Orange County Public Schools canceled the public hearing planned to discuss a gay children’s book. Parents complained after former Efland-Cheeks Elementary teacher Omar Currie read his third-grade class a story about two princes...
Read MoreGay Fairy Tale Sparks Controversy at Efland-Cheeks Elementary
Several parents brought their concerns to the Orange County School board and at least three formal complaints have been filed.
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School Boards Ask Commissioners To Spend More Per Pupil
The two local school districts presented their 2015-16 budget requests to the Orange County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday.
Read MoreOrange County School Board Names New Superintendent
The Orange County Schools Board of Education has selected a Wake County educator to serves as the new superintendent.
Read MoreMake Up Days Announced for Orange County Schools
Traditional school students in the Orange County School System will add 20 minutes to the end of the instructional day beginning March 16, in a new plan from the Board of Education to make up for days missed due to winter...
Read MoreSchool Superintendents Talk Over State Budget Cuts to Public Schools
The number of public school students in North Carolina has increased by more than 48,000 since 2007-08, yet the state funding level for public schools has decreased by $100 million.
Read MoreArea Schools Operating on a 2-Hour Delay for Thursday
Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for Thursday, January 8. Temperatures overnight are forecasted to drop to 11 degrees, with a wind chill of -3 at 7 o’clock Thursday...
Read MoreOrange County Schools Hires Two New Principals
Two Orange County schools are welcoming new principals.
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