Wake School Board Passes Meal Price Increase, Creates Task Force to Address Cost
It’s the fifth consecutive year the district has raised school meal prices.
Durham County Commissioners Up DPS Funding—and Taxes to Pay for It—in Final Budget Vote
In a tight budget year, the county’s funding allotment for Durham Public Schools falls short of what the district requested, but gives classified workers a minimum wage bump.
CHCCS to Close Glenwood Elementary Amid Declining District Enrollment
In a highly anticipated vote, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board voted Thursday to shutter the magnet school in 2027, sparing Ephesus and Seawell elementaries.
Triangle Educators Rally in Raleigh for More School Funding
The protest takes place as local governments are feeling increasing demands to fund public schools while support from the state shrinks.
First Draft of Wake County Schools Budget Contains $15M in Cuts, Question Marks
Superintendent Robert P. Taylor said he won’t reduce the special education budget but hasn’t decided what he’ll cut instead.
N.C. Supreme Court Reverses 2022 Ruling on Leandro School Funding Plan
Leandro v. North Carolina began in 1994, when five low-wealth counties sued the state over what they contended was inadequate funding.
Amid Enrollment Declines, Public Schools Reckon With Potential Closures
Even districts in the state’s most affluent and growing areas are under pressure. Chapel Hill-Carrboro school leaders now confront an impossible choice.
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Faced with $1 Billion in Needed Repairs, DPS Considers Closing Older Schools
While they are far from making any decisions, administrators are tentatively looking at consolidating some schools in an attempt to reduce maintenance costs.
North Carolina’s Snow Day Problem
Sprawling districts, a shortage of bus drivers, and painful memories of bad calls have made school leaders more likely to close for wintry weather.
Three DPS Administrators Indicted on Charges Related to 2024 Child Abuse Case
Two Durham Public Schools administrators and an elementary school principal were indicted on charges of obstructing justice this week; the district placed them on leave last month and is conducting an independent investigation.
DPS Board Updates Law Enforcement Policy, With Few Changes
The Durham Public Schools Board of Education approved a policy outlining law enforcement access to schools and student information, but it doesn’t change much in practice.
CHCCS Leaders Defend District in Hearing on Parents’ Bill of Rights Comments
GOP legislators accused the district of indoctrinating students in a theatrical hearing on comments the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board chair made at a candidate forum.
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