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Carrboro Elementary PTA auction raises money for school, supports local businesses

By Alexandra Myers | April 15

The Carrboro Elementary PTA is hosting an auction and raffle until April 16, with funds being used to help the school. Everything being auctioned was ...

Edith Wiggins leaves behind a storied legacy in the Chapel Hill community

By Susie Webb | April 11

Edith Wiggins, UNC’s first African American vice chancellor and dean of student affairs and former director of the Campus Y, died on April 4. Wiggins ...

For non-English speaking families, the pandemic amplifies educational barriers

By Heidi Pérez-Moreno | April 7

First-generation and immigrant families have historically faced challenges in getting adjusted to the U.S. school system due to difficulties accessing ...

Statewide coalition demands action to ensure a sound, basic education for all students

By Bethany Lee | March 30

The coalition and call for change came in response to several years of a constant decline in state school funding, ranking N.C. as one of the lowest in ...

Most public school records in N.C. will now show students' preferred names

By Ella Layn | March 30

A recent change from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction will now allow North Carolina public school students to list their preferred ...

CHCCS students return to in-person classes

CHCCS students, teachers return to in-person instruction for the first time in a year

By Jacob Meredith-Andrews | March 30

On Friday morning, about one hundred students returned to Frank Porter Graham Elementary School to finish out their first week of in-person instruction ...

Chapel Hill increases monitoring of busy roads following recent pedestrian crashes

By Audrey Selley | March 28

The Town conducted the first of these sessions on March 23 and March 27. March’s efforts focused on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, where two pedestrian ...

Members of Carrboro High's Black and Brown Student Coalition discuss their podcast

By Britney Nguyen | March 22

Following the social uprisings of summer 2020, students at Carrboro High School formed the Black and Brown Student Coalition. The DTH talked with two ...

Plan A, Plan B: CHCCS parents and teachers clash over flex Wednesdays and hybrid learning

By Elias Horowitz | March 21

After listening to public comments and considering recent state legislation mandating in-person instruction, the CHCCS Board of Education passed a motion ...

Gov. Cooper signs new bill to send students back to school

By Guillermo Molero | March 18

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools join districts across the state preparing to welcome students back to the classroom under the new law.

Tornado warning in effect for Orange County, surrounding areas

By Susie Webb | March 17

The National Weather Service is warning of severe storms across central North Carolina on Thursday afternoon. Here's what you need to know.

CHCCS community reflects on challenges, impacts of one year of remote learning

By Kayla Guilliams | March 9

Nearly one year has passed since the System's first day of remote learning, and the CHCCS community is reflecting on the challenges the year has brought ...

Community voices concerns over Latinx representation on CHCCS board, coin-flip method

By Kayla Guilliams | March 8

Many community members are frustrated that the board did not engage in a discussion about Latinx representation or racial equity before voting to appoint ...

CHCCS Board of Education moves forward in-person start date to March 22

By Susie Webb | March 7

All students in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district will now be returning to in-person education a month earlier than previously decided. ...

Meet Lisa Kaylie, the CHCCS Board of Education's newest appointee

By Elias Horowitz | February 25

Lisa Kaylie, a former chairperson of CHCCS’s Special Needs Advisory Council, was appointed to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education ...

State legislature passes bill to send students back to school, awaits governor approval

By Guillermo Molero | February 24

It doesn’t appear to have Gov. Cooper’s support, despite him calling on K-12 school districts across the state to allow in-person instruction earlier ...

School district program aims to combat food insecurity during pandemic

By Graham Hill | February 24

Food for Students has made an effort to not only provide food, but also connect with students: dropping off ingredients for recipes like blueberry muffins, ...

Here's what you need to know about vaccinations in Orange County

By Trevor Moore | February 24

North Carolina will start vaccinating school and childcare workers on Feb. 24 as the state enters Group 3 of its vaccine distribution plan.

Retired CHCCS teacher Karen Reid is looking for a kidney donor

By Britney Nguyen | February 21

Reid, who was diagnosed with a chronic kidney disease in 2014, recently published a letter asking for help finding a donor. Her disease has now progressed ...

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New social studies standards met with mixed feelings from students, teachers

By Jacob Meredith-Andrews | February 16

The new K-12 social studies standards include terms such as racism, discrimination and identity and place a greater emphasis on social movements and competing ...