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 MoreSeveral parents brought their concerns to the Orange County School board and at least three formal complaints have been filed.
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The two local school districts presented their 2015-16 budget requests to the Orange County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday.
Read MoreThe Orange County Schools Board of Education has selected a Wake County educator to serves as the new superintendent.
Read MoreTraditional 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 MoreThe 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 MoreOrange 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 MoreTwo Orange County schools are welcoming new principals.
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The new school year begins Monday, and top administrators of Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Orange County Schools say they’re excited about new initiatives.
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Orange County Commissioners on Tuesday approved the first property tax rate increase in five years.
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