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NC receives poor rating in new Alliance for Excellent Education report

By Crystal Yu | September 27

According to a new report, NC failed to account for certain student groups when assessing overall economic support.

'The sport is literally dying': Local high schools grapple with football's decline

By Jack Frederick | September 22

"I feel like if this dies, some of these kids won't do anything else. For some of them, this is their only sport."

Updated: Buses, groceries and more — what's open now?

By Marin Wolf | September 12

The latest information on evacuations, shelters, grocery stores, transportation and canceled events ahead of Hurricane Florence.

Free speech is protected on public campuses like UNC, but isn't guaranteed elsewhere

By Blake Weaver | September 10

As emails from UNC administrators reaffirming their support of First Amendment rights become almost a weekly tradition, students at other universities ...

Local schools celebrate the impact of arts on young students

By Rachel Jensen | September 10

If you did band, orchestra, studio art, chorus or even photography in grade school, you probably appreciated the creative break from calculus or Shakespeare. ...

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UNC receives top ranking from Wall Street Journal for best value in public education

September 10

UNC ranked second on the Wall Street Journal's list of best-valued schools in the U.S.

Dual-enrollment programs prepare high school students for college life

By Jamey Cross | September 4

North Carolina's dual-enrollment program gives students an edge going into their college career.

Education report classifies N.C.'s math standards as 'weak'

By Michael Taffe | September 3

“North Carolina’s recent revision of state standards actually didn’t make a lot of individual standards clearer than they were when we originally ...

DeVos seeks to rescind Obama Administration policies regarding sexual misconduct

By Cailyn Derickson | August 31

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos seeks to change the way public universities are required to handle sexual misconduct cases, in some cases putting additional ...

Large and small changes coming to higher education: here's what you should know

By Blake Weaver | August 20

Many students are coming back from summer break to find changes to higher education policy.

Meet CHCCS's three newest principals

By Veronica Correa | July 18

The district is excited to have a fresh perspective and renewed energy.

First Lady Kristin Cooper meets some of the ECDI summer program participants on Tuesday in Durham.

First Lady Cooper visits Durham camps that feed N.C. children's minds and bodies

By Marin Wolf | July 11

“It’s never been a problem about not having enough food. The problem has always been about getting food to people who need it.”

Ceremony speakers at Chapel Hill High School is officially break ground on June 12.

Chapel Hill High strikes gold with new renovations

By Liza Zhytkova | June 12

The existing auditorium and gymnasium buildings will be connected by a new academic building to form a single facility.

A Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools bus drives toward Chapel Hill High School.

Duke Energy grant to Northside Elementary aims to immerse students in nature science

By Liza Zhytkova | June 7

Northside Elementary will host a pilot science program that encourages students to ask questions and interact with their environment.

Chapel Hill area high schools attain high N.C. rankings despite achievement gaps

By Veronica Correa | May 31

East Chapel Hill High School has a 33 percent achievement gap on state proficiency exams between historically underserved and non-underserved students. ...

Local districts struggle for safety as the school shooting epidemic plagues the U.S.

By Suzanne Blake | May 23

"It's a huge undertaking, but the demands being made on schools today are greater than ever before in the history of this country,” said Stephen Halkiotis, ...

Educators carry signs through Bicentennial Plaza during the rally for education on May 16 in Raleigh.

N.C. educators want you to know their protest was about more than just pay

By Maddy Arrowood | May 17

Educators and supporters from across the state assembled in Raleigh on Wednesday for a March for Students and Rally for Respect. Due to the massive ...

What is CHCCS doing to address the complications of this unplanned teacher workday?

By Veronica Correa | May 15

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools are offering free breakfast and lunch at certain locations to help low-income families on the day of the teacher walkout, ...

Carolina's Department of Physics and Astronomy hosted third and fourth graders from three local elementary schools for a "Science is Awesome" outreach event on May 15.

"It's not magic, it's physics": Science is Awesome Outreach Day exposes kids to STEM

By Maddy Arrowood | May 15

Everything that combines fun and science, from liquid nitrogen ice cream to lessons on aliens and snot, could be found in Phillips Hall on Tuesday during ...

Here’s why the Department of Education is dismissing hundreds of civil rights cases

By Michael Meeks | April 25

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights will dismiss hundreds of of civil rights complaints that are considered a burden to the office. ...