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East Chapel Hill High School biology teacher Kelly Allen (center) works with students Emily Juel (left) and Claudia Masia on a lab activity on Wednesday morning.

Grading scale doesn’t add up for North Carolina public schools' performance

By Erin Kolstad | September 16

What happens when a school if a school gets a failing grade on their report card?

UNC women's soccer midfielder Megan Buckingham eats lunch with Food for the Summer attendees. Photo courtesy of the Town of Chapel Hill.

Food for the Summer delivered over 48,000 meals to students

By Jordan Wilkie | September 15

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools serve roughly 3,000 children and teens, or 25 percent of their student body, on the free and reduced lunch program, ...

Frank Porter Graham Bilingüe School works toward easier start for international teachers

By Benjamin Albano | April 26

The PTA of Frank Porter Graham Bilingüe School, FPGB, is planning to make transitions easier for its international teachers in the upcoming 2016-2017 ...

Some NC families struggle to fill the table, food insecurity persists

By Corey Risinger | April 26

For the first time since it opened its doors in 2008, TABLE is out of room for some local children seeking food aid.

Students strive for racial equity in CHCCS district

By Molly Jordan | April 21

Kyesha Clark is scared for her younger siblings. She’s scared that 85 percent of 8th grade male students of color in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools ...

Potential school board budget increase would raise teacher salaries

By Alexis Allston | March 23

By April 7, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education must decide whether to add $4,465,205 to the school system’s budget for this upcoming ...

Residents discuss racial gap in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

By Nicole Gonzalez | February 21

More than one hundred concerned Chapel Hill and Carrboro community members gathered at the United Church of Chapel Hill Saturday to discuss racial equity ...

Apartment proposal raises concerns for nearby school

By Megan Royer | February 15

Ephesus Elementary PTA president Kristen Stewart is concerned about the impact of new apartments on her family’s school district.

CHCCS programs aim to help young Hispanic population

By Camila Molina | February 8

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and a local nonprofit have responded to the growth of North Carolina’s under-18 Hispanic population by expanding language ...

Carrboro High School raises money for student's non-profit

By Nicole Gonzalez | February 4

Today is the last day for Carrboro High School students to donate to their Winter Links fundraiser benefiting nonprofit organization Positive Impact for ...

Lunch Angels program expands to other states

By John Foulkes | February 3

Three local businessmen are continuing the philanthropic work they started three years ago, and are in fact expanding to other parts of the United States. ...

Inclement weather modifies school calendar

By Nicole Gonzalez | January 29

With the roads cleared and the ice mostly melted, Chapel Hill and Carrboro schools reopened Wednesday with regularly scheduled hours and activities.

School board yet to approve IFC, Piedmont co-location

By Camila Molina | January 27

The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service and Piedmont Health Services pitched the idea to the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools last month ...

Christian and his mom talk get ready to read during McDougle Elementary School's first Family Reading Partners program event.

Family Reading Partners program brings families together

By Lindsey Hoover | January 21

McDougle Elementary School hosted its very first Family Reading Partners event to help families come together to explore the benefits of reading.

North Carolina leads country in board certified teachers

By Camila Molina | January 14

Ten teachers in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools system received National Board Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools becomes living wage employer

By Jane Little | January 13

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools became the largest certified organization in Orange County to pay all full-time and part-time employees a living wage. ...

UNC's Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health is helping create a tiny home community at the Farm at Penny Lane for homeless people with mental illness.

Tiny home project seeks to help mentally ill

By Brooke Fisher | January 11

Tiny homes are becoming a viable housing option for homeless people with mental illness.

Vaccination exemptions increase risk of disease

By Burhan Kadibhai | November 24

Vaccine-preventable diseases pose risks for possible outbreaks in schools in Orange County — and the rates reflect that risk.

Bailey Dumaine must commute 30 minutes from Morrisville to Carborro high school for work each day.

Counties have launched housing initiatives specifically for teachers

By Zoe Schaver | November 16

David Bennett and his wife live in the last house that falls in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district — the last house before Chapel Hill turns ...

Chapel Hill election results

By Stephanie Lamm | November 3

Pam Hemminger won the mayoral race with 53.8 percent of the vote. Jessica Anderson, Nancy Oates, Donna Bell and Michael Parker won positions on the Chapel ...