In today’s news: CHCCS board member Rani Dasi is nominated for an open seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners. Also: the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board weighs the future of the Mandarin magnet programs currently at the soon-to-be-closed Glenwood Elementary School, with parents urging the board to keep everyone together in the same school though data suggests it might be more logistically feasible to split the programs up between two schools. And in sports: UNC football gears up for their upcoming season, and Tar Heel women’s soccer drops its 2026 schedule.
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The Morning News: Rani Dasi, Faith Hedgepeth, and Bobby PetrinoIn today's news: Rani Dasi discusses her impending move from the CHCCS school board to the Orange County Board of Commissioners.
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CHCCS Votes to Transition Glenwood Elementary to Mandarin Dual-Language Magnet SchoolThe Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools Board of Education voted last Thursday to create a schoolwide magnet concept for the Mandarin Dual Language program at Glenwood Elementary School. The dual-language program has been operating along with traditional-track students at Glenwood since 2002, which has led to overcrowding issues at what officials said was the […]
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Glenwood Elementary School Parents on Their Concerns, the District's Presentation and Local Reaction to Closure – On Air Today (July 27, 2026)Glenwood Elementary School parents Yehua Wei, Kayan Cheung-Miaw and Alex Jackson speak with 97.9 The Hill's Brighton McConnell on Monday, July 27.
Glenwood Elementary Parents Urge School Board to Keep Programs Together as Relocation Conversations BeginThe CHCCS school board gathered to hear options for rehousing the acclaimed Mandarin program as Glenwood Elementary School prepares to close.
Rani Dasi Seeks Seat of Late Orange County Commissioner Jamezetta BedfordRani Dasi, a current member of the CHCCS board, announced her intention to fill the vacant seat left by the late Jamezetta Bedford.
With Closure Decision Made, CHCCS Leaders and Glenwood Elementary Community Try to Move ForwardThursday’s vote by the CHCCS Board of Education ended months of speculation of which of three elementary schools may be discontinued.
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