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Chapel Hill prepares for school with Family Fun Day, book bag giveaway

By Grace Whittemore | August 22

Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation hosted Family Fun Day and a back-to-school book bag giveaway at the Hargraves Community Center on Aug. 19. Community ...

Sixteen candidates file to run for CHCCS board in unusually crowded election

By Annika Duneja | August 20

Four days before the filing deadline, no candidates had filed to run for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education. By the deadline, more ...

Princess Pressley selected as new Rashkis Elementary School principal

By Emma Hall | August 20

“My goal this year is just creating good solid relationships with those stakeholders and creating memories together here at the school,” Princess ...

CHCCS mentorship program returns, aims to combat racial achievement opportunity gap

By Olivia Gschwind | July 17

The Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate program is a mentorship opportunity in CHCCS that aims to improve the academic achievement of students of color. The program ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools offers summer programs in literacy, career education and more

By Emma Hall | June 15

Over the summer, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools offers programs to elementary, middle and high schoolers to promote literacy, college and career preparedness ...

Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools propose budgets at BOCC meeting

By Caroline Horne | April 28

CHCCS and OCS presented their budget requests and information about public school funding needs. Both school systems are looking for teacher retention ...

Local educators, students with technical skills shine during STEM Education Month

By Niharika Ghoshal | April 27

April is STEM Education Month in North Carolina, as proclaimed by Gov. Roy Cooper on April 13. Students and educators in STEM are celebrating the month ...

CHHS English teacher Kimberly Jones wins state Teacher of the Year

By Zoe Werner | April 27

On April 14, Kimberly Jones became the 2023 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year. She will spend the next year traveling around ...

NCDHHS announces discontinuation of P-EBT benefits for 2023-2024 school year

By Libby Wakefield | April 25

The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announced last week that the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program will not be available for the ...

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CHCCS to hold career fair at Chapel Hill High School to help mitigate staff shortages

By Ella Aluise | March 23

On Saturday, March 25, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will host a job fair at Chapel Hill High School from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for positions available ...

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Survey shows increased violence at NC public schools, development affected by pandemic

By Libby Wakefield | March 22

New data shows that North Carolina public schools reported an increase in student discipline issues during the 2021-22 school year. There were 11,170 ...

Public School Foundation raises money for CHCCS grants, scholarships through 5k race

By Lauren Zola | March 21

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation (PSF) hosted a 5k race on Saturday, March 18 to raise money for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools grants ...

CHCCS teachers and staff highlight creativity in Youth Art Month and beyond

By Irene Denniston | March 21

Though Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is celebrating Youth Arts Month this March, teachers across the district emphasize the importance of arts all ...

'She's really kind of an icon': Carrboro High principal Beverly Rudolph to retire

By Annika Duneja | March 6

Carrboro High School Principal Beverly Rudolph announced her retirement from K-12 education in a March 2 video on the Chapel Hill and Carrboro City Schools ...

CHCCS Board of Education hears finance updates, concerns on starting school earlier

By Sam Kornylak | March 5

Concerns from teachers over a new proposal to make the start time of elementary schools earlier in the day are shared in a work session with the Chapel ...

CHCCS holds event to amplify the voices of the CHCCS Black community, celebrate Black joy

By Ginny Dempster | February 26

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools hosted an event celebrating Black joy, highlighting Black achievements and amplifying Black voices in the school community ...

CHCCS and OCS experience funding disparities, special district tax plays part

By Laney Crawley | February 20

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools are both pushing for more state funding. Each has a per-pupil spending around $15000, with ...

Teachers reflect as vacancies, attrition in NC education system continue

By Arwen Helms | February 19

According to recent data from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, teachers are staying in the classroom at rates comparable to previous ...

CHHS Principal Charles Blanchard to retire, school begins replacement search

By Annika Duneja | February 15

Chapel Hill High School Principal Charles Blanchard announced his retirement on Feb. 2 in a community message. His last day will be April 1. Valerie Akins, ...

CHCCS works to mitigate student transportation issues amid bus driver shortage

By Carly Breland | February 5

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district is facing a shortage of bus drivers, resulting in a transportation crisis that affects students on a daily ...