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Orange County Schools will keep elementary Spanish program, add bilingual family liaison

By Audrey Selley | June 23

Following community feedback leading Orange County Schools leaders to reconsider a proposal to repurpose its elementary school Spanish teachers to other ...

Protesters talk education, systemic racism at Black Lives Matter March & Rally

By Suzannah Claire Perry | June 15

At the fourth protest in Chapel Hill in the past two weeks, students, teachers and community leaders alike joined to talk about the role of education ...

Jim Causby will return to CHCCS as new interim superintendent, board announces

By Suzannah Claire Perry | June 11

Dr. Jim Causby will return to CHCCS as interim superintendent starting on July 1 and will remain in the position until a permenent superintendent is found. ...

UNC professor leading project to develop high school science lessons on COVID-19

By Rachel Crumpler | June 9

UNC School of Education Professor Troy Sadler is leading a one-year research project in partnership with researchers from the University of Missouri-Columbia ...

Orange County high school seniors petition against drive-thru graduation

By Hannah McClellan | May 26

Having lost many parts of their final year of high school to COVID-19, including prom, awards nights and other senior activities, many Orange County seniors ...

With schools out, this expanded statewide program is targeting hunger in N.C.

By Elizabeth Egan | May 26

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' P-EBT program, which aims to help North Carolinians combat food insecurity during the COVID-19 ...

Jennifer D. Moore wants to increase diversity as an OCS Board of Education member

By Elsa Karcher | May 10

This story is the third of a series featuring the newly elected members of the Orange County Schools Board of Education. Jennifer D. Moore has 12 years ...

County commissioners and school boards discuss budget effects of coronavirus

By Suzannah Claire Perry | April 29

Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School boards' budget proposals are likely to change after review from the County Commissioners due to unexpected ...

Orange County Schools request funds for bilingual pre-K program expansion

By Taylor Heeden and Victoria Johnson | April 23

Orange County Schools Superintendent Monique Felder told Board members that the program would expand New Hope Elementary’s existing dual-language program. ...

Here's what online learning looks like for students, parents and teachers in CHCCS

By Sonia Rao | April 22

Students, parents and teachers in local school districts are trying to adjust as schools transition online due to COVID-19. Caroline Spencer, whose ...

New OCS board member Carrie Doyle hopes to increase equity within the district

By Elsa Karcher | April 21

This story is the second of a series featuring the newly elected members of the Orange County Schools Board of Education. Carrie Doyle, who has been both ...

Here's how the coronavirus is impacting high school seniors

By Kayleigh Carpenter | April 21

The cancellation of school and senior year events have nonetheless presented a challenging time for the high school graduating class of 2020.

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Durham Public Schools resumes feeding program after coronavirus-related shutdown

By Victoria Johnson | April 20

More than 60 percent of the district’s students receive free or reduced-price lunches, he said. That’s why Durham Public Schools launched a daily ...

CHCCS Board discusses new budget and leadership changes

By Niharika Vattikonda | April 19

The Board approved a recommended budget that included: $230,000 to address compliance with Orange County Living Wage State-mandated costs for retirement ...

Column: We want to hear your stories about online schooling

By Sonia Rao | April 19

We know students, parents and teachers who are adjusting to online schooling have stories to tell — and we want to help you tell them.

Here's what you missed from the Orange County School Board's virtual meeting

By Taylor Heeden | April 15

The Board debated on many aspects of the budget, such as whether to expand the preschool dual-language program, food distribution for students during ...

CHCCS Board discusses next school year's budget amid coronavirus economic concerns

By Dylan Cole Phillips | April 12

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board of Education met Thursday night to discuss the superintendent’s recommended budget in the wake of COVID-19. ...

How custodians in Durham Public Schools were granted paid emergency leave

By Victoria Johnson | April 9

The North Carolina State Board of Education approved the “State of Emergency” COVID-19 sick leave for school employees on March 27. How will this ...

CHCCS commits to paying staff providing meals to students amidst COVID-19 outbreak

By Elsa Karcher | April 8

Bus drivers and nutritional workers in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools system have been volunteering in a lunch program to provide students with ...

Orange County Board of Commissioners discusses next steps for climate projects

By Guillermo Molero | April 8

The money for these projects, among others, would come from the new Climate Action Tax that the commissioners approved as part of the budget for the 2019-20 ...