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'I get paid in love': Culbreth Middle assistant librarian celebrates 36th year at the school

By Sierra President | September 5

Kaye Martinez, the assistant librarian at Culbreth Middle School, just started her 36th year in the position. where she has worked with over 34,000 students. “Whenever ...

'It’s not just health care': New state health improvement plan aims to promote health equity

By Lucy Marques | September 5

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released its 2022 State Health Improvement Plan (NC SHIP) in August. The plan explains strategies ...

CHCCS plans to ask Orange County Commissioners to add funding for staff pay

By Maggie McIntyre | September 5

At its work session on Sept. 1, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education discussed sending a letter to the Orange County Board of County ...

N.C. Supreme Court hears arguments over ordering legislature to fund Leandro Plan

By Avery Baker | September 5

“One of the key things here is that this case is not weighing whether or not we need to invest more in education,” Mary Ann Wolf, president and executive ...

CHCCS held its first day of school on Aug. 29 with adapted COVID-19 requirements

By Sierra President | August 29

On Monday, Aug. 29, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools opened its doors for another school year. This is the first full school year since 2019 when face ...

K-2 Tar Heels: UNC opens elementary laboratory school in Roxboro

By Natalie Varma | August 29

UNC and Person County Schools held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday to mark the opening of Carolina Community Academy (CCA), a K-2 school within ...

Meet Sunny Vo: a UNC Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant

By Kelly Kendall | August 29

“At UNC I could be both an instructor, and could be both a student because I get to audit courses during the year and could be a resident student living ...

Mural at Frank Porter Graham Bilingüe Elementary celebrates diversity, immersion

By Madison Ward | August 16

Inaugural Frank Porter Graham Bilingüe Elementary School resident artist Antonio Alanís has been working with students on a mural that celebrates diversity ...

CHCCS student will have experiment performed on ISS next year

By Joelle Adeleke | August 16

Pristine Onuoha, a rising senior at East Chapel Hill High School, won the Genes in Space Challenge on July 28. Her genetic research experiment concerning ...

UNC and the Warrior-Scholar Project hold seventh annual academic boot camp for veterans

By Collin Tadlock | July 7

Last week, eight veterans took the initiative to prepare themselves for higher education by attending an immersive academic boot camp at UNC, which partnered ...

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Local law enforcement and CHCCS discuss action following school shooting in Uvalde

By Sarah Choi and Ethan E. Horton | June 7

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Chief Communications Officer Andy Jenks said officials for the school system and local law enforcement met the afternoon ...

South Orange Rescue Squad donates ambulance to Chapel Hill High School for EMT classes

By Lucy Marques | May 24

Chapel Hill High School held a ceremony to dedicate an ambulance donated by the South Orange Rescue Squad to the school’s EMT program last Thursday. ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools celebrating 30th anniversary of Project Graduation

By Ethan Harrell | May 22

Project Graduation — which organizes a drug- and alcohol-free graduation party for high school seniors — will celebrate its 30th anniversary this ...

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Who are the candidates in the Orange County Schools Board of Education race?

By Jenna Rupp | May 9

On May 17, seven candidates will vie for the four open seats on the Orange County Schools Board of Education. The candidates running for a position ...

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Editorial: The discipline and achievement gaps that harm students of color

By Editorial Board | April 18

"In particular, minority students often feel the effects of harsher discipline in schools, which can affect their academic performance and career trajectories. ...

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Tiffany Cheshire appointed principal of Guy B. Phillips Middle School

By Avery Baker | April 17

Tiffany Cheshire, who has served as interim principal since October 2021, officially began her role as principal of Guy B. Phillips Middle School on April ...

Carrboro High School reinstates mask mandate after COVID-19 cluster

By Susie Webb | April 13

Carrboro High School will reinstate its indoor mask mandate starting Thursday after a cluster of COVID-19 cases was reported at the school.

Orange County Board of Education approves almost $40.5 million budget for 2022-23

By Maddie Van Meter | April 12

The budget totaled near $40.5 million, a $5.42 million increase from last year. This equates to $5,043 per pupil, which is a $676 increase from the 2021-2022 ...

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Reports highlight racial disparities in disciplinary infractions in OCS, CHCCS schools

By Madelyn Van Meter | April 5

Data presented in a March 22 Orange County Board of Education meeting showed that Black students make up about 14 percent of the student body population ...

Editorial: The Leandro case is crucial for equity for minority students

By Editorial Board | April 3

"Blocking any form of legislation compromises the education system of the state — and more specifically — the education of minority students."