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Food insecurity affects many children in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. Twenty-three percent of students received free and reduced lunches last year.

OCS board looks to combat 'lunch shaming' with these new proposals

By Taylor Heeden | February 19

Lunch shaming is a phenomenon occurring in schools across the United States where students are shamed for not being able to pay for their lunches every ...

Orange County commissioners adapt to mandate changing elementary class sizes

By Julianna Robbins | February 19

The SJAC is working with the Orange County Board of Commissioners to discuss possible solutions to reduce elementary and pre-K class sizes.

McDougle Elementary fifth-grader starts new environmental initiative

By Kayleigh Carpenter | February 18

Degan Foreman emailed his principal and ask if he could pay for some metal silverware for the cafeteria. After some research, he helped the school ...

N.C. superintendent candidates talk educational equity and school funding

By David Saff | February 13

The current state superintendent is leaving in a bid to become lieutenant governor, which has led to a plethora of candidates contending for the position. ...

February is now Black History Month for Orange County Schools

By Taylor Heeden and Victoria Johnson | February 11

Orange County Schools have decided to create different programs throughout February to show the history of important African American leaders in history. ...

Severe weather causes clashes between parents and local school districts

By Brittany McGee | February 11

Parents express disappointment online after Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools announced on their Facebook pages Thursday morning ...

Here's what you need to know about this year's Orange County School Board primary

By Niharika Vattikonda | February 11

Three of the seats on the Orange County Schools Board of Education are up for election this year. With concerns about achievement gaps, school safety ...

Community groups continue decades-long fight for increasing educational standards

By Guillermo Molero | February 6

A coalition of social interest groups from N.C. and beyond are collaborating to promote a sound, basic education for all North Carolina children. ...

Save Orange Schools attempts to address aging infrastructure in Orange County Schools

By Emma Kenfield | February 5

“There are critical issues and needs across the board regarding public education. We just believe that there is a need for advocacy in this area that ...

Meet the new principal of Cedar Ridge High School

By Audrey Selley | February 2

“I would love to see an articulated program that runs from elementary, to middle, to high school,” Ramirez said. “I’ve seen it in action when ...

Column: The right to literacy, and SCALE's 30 years of service

January 27

No more trash talk: Compost programs introduced in two Orange County schools

By Audrey Selley | January 26

“The schools came to us and said — as part of the County’s overall climate action plan — we want to reduce waste,” Pollock said. “Specifically, ...

Second-graders in Orange County School to start free swimming lessons next month

By Taylor Heeden | January 24

Orange County Schools, Swim for Charlie and the Orange County Sportsplex have teamed up to provide second-graders free swim lessons.

'I'm Smart, Too': Local group aims to fight racial disparities with documentary

By Niharika Vattikonda | January 22

A new documentary hopes to ignite change by shedding light on CHCCS and how since integration, racial disparities have taken shape and continue to persist. ...

Orange County Schools considers adding three new pre-K classrooms

By Victoria Johnson | January 21

Adding three new pre-K classrooms was proposed during a joint meeting of the Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Board on Jan. 17, which would ...

Student art brings color to the Lincoln Center year-round

By Meredith Radford | January 19

Brenda Whiteman, the school district's arts coordinator, said the student work's art show this year will take place on April 20-22 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP president talks community engagement and expansion

By Amena Saad | January 16

In a conversation with senior writer Amena Saad, Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP President Anna Richards discusses the most rewarding and challenging parts ...

'We’re fixing fishes, we need to fix the lake': Community speaks on CHCCS gaps

By Sonia Rao | January 8

The achievement gap between white, Black and Hispanic students in CHCCS schools has persisted for a long time — the disparities between students can ...

Five takeaways from last week's Orange County School Board meeting

By Taylor Heeden and Crystal Yu | December 2

Many important topics were discussed at the last Orange County School Board meeting.

New board member Deon Temne hopes to address diversity in CHCCS

By Mark Morrison | December 2

On Nov. 5, Temne along with Ashton Powell and Jillian La Serna were elected to serve their first terms on the CHCCS Board of Education. Returning member ...