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Hungry students find help at TABLE

By Morgan Swift | September 18

Hundreds of Chapel Hill-Carrboro elementary school students do not have to worry about going hungry on the weekends, thanks to the nonprofit organization ...

Common Core could face end in NC

By Benji Schwartz | September 15

The Common Core, a set of national standards for measuring student achievement in K-12 English and math, is in limbo in North Carolina following state ...

CHCCS elementary, middle schools compost their lunch

By Elise McGlothian | September 15

It will now take a little longer for children enrolled in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools to clean up at the end of lunch — but the activity will ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools balances budget — at a cost

By Rachel Herzog | September 7

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools achieved a balanced budget for the 2014-15 school year and an increase in teacher pay, but at a significant cost.

Chapel Hill High School teachers criticize school culture

By Claire Nielsen | August 25

When Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools started Monday, not everyone was excited to begin the new year.

Chapel Hill solar energy initiative launches

By Trent Hollandsworth | August 21

The future of alternative energy in Chapel Hill is getting brighter.

The principal of Northside Elementary, Cheryl Carnahan, stood on the school's roof garden on August 14th, 2014. The garden contains several energy efficient features, including solar tubes and a rainwater cistern.

Northside gets highest LEED certification

By Jasmin Singh | August 14

Northside Elementary won’t let its rich history stop it from becoming a school of the future.

Anton Enoch serves himself food during Friday Fun Day, a free lunch event for families in the Chapel Hill area.

Organizations work to combat hunger in summer

By Kelsey Weekman | July 21

The town of Chapel Hill slows down in the summer, but organizations fighting hunger do not take a break.

Orange County approves 2-cent property tax increase

By Jonathan Moyer | June 23

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Chapel Hill High School graduates celebrate at Smith Center

By Joey DeVito | June 16

There were cheers for all of the Chapel Hill High School graduates on Saturday, but nobody got a louder ovation than Quentin Taylor.

A new sculpture was unveiled at Phillips Middle School on Tuesday. The sculpture was designed by art students and built by local sculptor Mark Elliot.

Phillips Middle School celebrates 50 years

By Joey DeVito | June 10

The students of Guy B.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education votes to avoid cuts

By Jenny Surane | April 10

They think it’s a long shot, but the members of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education will fight to avoid making almost $900,000 in ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools to undergo expansion

By Jordan Nash | April 9

An influx of school-aged children in the next five years has local school districts thinking they’ll need more space.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro school dropout rate falls

By Bailey Mathias | April 7

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is celebrating the district’s lowest dropout rate in the past 15 years.

Safety of walking to school to be reviewed by Carrboro Board of Aldermen

By Claire Nielsen | March 30

Calling all Carrboro fourth-graders: the Board of Aldermen wants to hear from you.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools faces $2.8 million shortfall

By Jonathan Moyer | March 26

The recession has finally caught up with Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, and it may cost the district more than $3 million.

Local business owners help pay lunch debts at Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

By Dree Deacon | March 6

They call them “lunch angels.”

Chapel Hill High School will travel back in time for their annual silent auction, swing dance

By Erin Wygant | March 6

Bebops and bobby socks will fill the Chapel Hill High School gymnasium Saturday as community members jump and jive for a cause at the school’s 18th ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools receives $160 million plan for renovations

By Joey DeVito | February 18

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is ready for its facelift.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro middle school students make dresses for girls in African countries

By Madison Flager | February 9

By the end of spring semester, students from three Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will have made 200 dresses for girls at the Sulmac Primary School ...