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PTA Thrift Shop construction project raises concern

By Kari Larsen | September 17

A decrease in funding from the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Thrift Shop has raised concerns and confusion among Chapel Hill-Carrboro PTA members. ...

Community discusses racial issues in the school system

By Doug Dubrowski | September 17

Parents, students, teachers and leaders of the school district gathered Saturday afternoon to share their experiences and grievances regarding racial ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools drafts plan to improve diversity and achievement gap

By Molly Horak | September 11

When Eleanor Murray walked into her standard level math class during her freshman year at East Chapel Hill High School, she felt part of a diverse classroom ...

Durham County Schools bans Confederate symbols

By Charlotte Harris | August 24

The Durham County Board of Education unanimously passed a policy Thursday banning clothing with imagery considered historically racially or religiously ...

Local schools change policies to ban Confederate symbols

By Tyler Fleming and Rebecca Ayers | August 19

Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools have adjusted policies on the Confederate flag and other threatening symbols just weeks before ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools ban Confederate flag and threatening symbols

By Rebecca Ayers | August 17

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City school system announced that they banned the Confederate flag, swastikas and other threatening symbols from their ...

Orange County Schools ban KKK, Confederate apparel

By Tyler Fleming | August 14

Orange County Schools announced it will ban students from wearing Confederate flags, swastikas and other designs and symbols associated with the KKK in ...

Chapel Hill High School’s proposed plans to remodel include two entirely new academic school buildings.

Chapel Hill High School proposing renovation plans for school buildings

By Ashton Eleazer | April 26

=Chapel Hill High School has proposed plans to remodel with a 163,000 sq. ft. expansion, which would include demolishing current academic buildings and ...

Orange County Commissioners hears budget presentations from school systems

By Erik Beene | April 26

The Orange County Commissioners heard operating budget presentations from Chapel Hill-Carrbro City Schools, Orange County Schools and Durham Technical ...

Dr. Pamela Baldwin is the new superintendent of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. Photo Courtesy of Jeffrey Nash.

Q&A with new CHCCS Superintendent Pam Baldwin

By Ashton Eleazer | April 10

This month, Pam Baldwin began work as the superintendent of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. Staff writer Ashton Eleazer sat down with Baldwin to ask ...

General Assembly bills would allow earlier starts for NC public schools

By Natalie Short | April 6

Two bills introduced in the N.C. legislature might provide more flexibility for public school districts’ calendars.

The varsity football program at East Chapel Hill High School has been cancelled due to a lack of student interest. Photo Courtesy of Ryan Johnson.

East Chapel Hill High School won't have a varsity football team in 2017

By Gregory Hall | March 30

Local high schools have recently experienced a lack of student interest in football programs.

CHCCS to build new pre-K, high school at Lincoln Center location

By Erik Beene | March 22

The Chapel Hill Town Council approved plans for a new pre-K and high school campus on South Merritt Mill Road at the site of the historic Lincoln Center ...

East Chapel Hill High School teacher Patty Berge chose to participate in the Women's March Wednesday regardless of the school's closing. Berge has been teaching at the school for 17 years.

Local businesses, CHCCS plan for ‘A Day Without a Woman’ strike

By Samantha Scott , Erik Beene , Lauren Talley and Molly Horak | March 8

Thousands of students in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will stay home from class today due to a planned women’s strike in honor of International ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will be closed Wednesday due to national women's strike

By From staff and wire reports | March 2

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will be closed Wednesday because many employees will likely miss work to attend a planned women's demonstration.

Ephesus Elementary kicks off Black History Month celebrations

By Lauren Talley | February 1

Ephesus Elementary School in Chapel Hill will celebrate Black History Month in February by engaging students in an array of activities and projects.

Junior Norman Archer (UNC) helps hang portraits of students on the walls of Phoenix Academy in an effort to knock down barriers surrounding identity.

Phoenix Academy pastes student portraits as part of 'Inside Out' project

By Samantha Scott | November 22

On Monday, students from Phoenix Academy High School in Chapel Hill gathered to post 16 poster-sized photos of students on the side of the school building ...

Cecilia Lee is a flautist and student at East Chapel Hill High School. She will perform in Carnegie Hall in February with other students.

East Chapel Hill High student headed for Carnegie Hall

By JP Gemborys | November 16

A student from East Chapel Hill High School has been selected to play the flute at the world-famous Carnegie Hall in New York for a special performance ...

McDougle Middle School's football team, with help from Team Moms BLANK (left) and BLANK, raised money for pink uniforms and a donation to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness.

Local middle school raises money for pink jerseys and breast cancer awareness

By Ellie Little | November 2

This October, McDougle Middle School’s football team decided to change up its uniforms to spread breast cancer awareness — the team wore pink jerseys ...

From left: Stanley Vickers, Carolyn Daniels, Judy Van Wyk, and Alice Page Battle speak about their experiences when the Chapel Hills schools were racially integrated.

Town hall commemorates 50 years of school desegregation, discusses work to be done

By Lidia Davis | October 30

When Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools were first desegregated in 1966, Keith Edwards’ dream to one day be a member of the Lincoln High School band ...