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City school board aims to reduce achievement gaps

By Corinne White | September 28

At a forum Wednesday, candidates discussed reducing achievement gaps for minorities, measuring student growth and preparing students for the global economy. ...

Jason Son, 17, talks to Kendra Lawrence, an assistant director at the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at the CCHCS College Fair. Jason hopes to attend UNC-Chapel Hill.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools hosts college fair at Smith Center

By Corinne White | September 20

Some Chapel Hill area high school students are Tar Heel born and bred. But others need a little more information before making the decision.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools to adopt new academic standards

By Cassandra Perkins | September 20

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will implement new academic standards by the 2012-13 school year. The school board met on Thursday to discuss the status ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City schools prepare for elections shake-up

By Janie Sircey | September 19

With more than half of the school board seats up for grabs, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools are looking at a year filled with change. Candidates and ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City high schools to resolve confusion with honors hybrid classes

By Gayatri Surendranathan | September 19

Freshmen at select Chapel Hill-Carrboro City high schools are facing schedule changes only three weeks into the school year. The changes will occur ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools limit online course offerings

By Kathryn Trogdon | September 14

Although some North Carolina school districts are increasing online course offerings due to budget cuts, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools are limiting ...

East Chapel Hill High upgraded to Honor School of Excellence

By Caroline Watkins | September 12

East Chapel Hill High School is an Honor School of Excellence for the first time — but a miscalculation almost kept them from the title. On Sept.

Early voting relocation sparks controversy

By Nathan Vail | September 12

Morehead Planetarium previously housed early voting for students and staff at UNC. But due to new limitations, suite 133-G in University Square off West ...

Local schools locked down in response to domestic violence threat

By Jeanna Smialek | September 9

Local police put Frank Porter Graham Elementary school, Carrboro High School and Culbreth Middle School on lock-down between roughly 9:30 and 10 a.m. ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District sees uneven income distribution

By Brian Fanney | September 5

As the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district plans for a new elementary school, the growing gap in the number of students who receive free and reduced-price ...

Graduate student runs for school board to prove residency

August 30

Brian Bower is running for a seat in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board—but he doesn’t want to win.

Carrboro commemorates school district integration

August 29

Fifty years ago, a scared 12-year-old black boy entered the doors of Chapel Hill Junior High School for the first time. His name was Stanley Vickers. ...

Board approves project to construct new elementary school

By Alison Lee | August 29

Already suffering from state budget cuts, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools now have to deal with an overcrowding problem as well. Elementary schools ...

Increase in federal education standards leaves local schools behind

By Grace Tatter | August 24

A steep increase in federal education standards resulted in a higher number of local schools failing to meet No Child Left Behind Act requirements for ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools face large state cuts

By Chelsey Dulaney | June 27

Over the past three years, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools has seen millions cut from its state funding — with much of the load borne on the backs ...

County school districts ask Board of Commissioners to maintain funding levels for schools

By Steven Norton | May 9

As legislators discuss how tightly to draw state and federal purse strings, the Orange County Board of Commissioners awaits the magnitude of funding cuts ...

Thomas Forcella named CHCCS superintendent

By From staff reports | April 14

The Chapel Hill Carrboro Board of Education named Thomas Forcella as its next superintendent and its meeting Thursday. Forcella, who is currently superintendent ...

Forcella will lead schools

By Gayatri Surendranathan | April 14

The new Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools superintendant was announced Thursday, marking the of the longest superintendent tenure in the district’s ...

New superintendent to be announced Thursday night

By From staff and wire reports | April 13

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education plans to approve a contract for the district’s next superintendent in a special session at ...

CHCCS students named as Teaching Fellows for 2011

By From staff and wire reports | April 12

Four students from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools received 2011 North Carolina Teaching Fellows scholarships.