Posted inChapel Hill, Advisory Boards, Chapel Hill Town Council, Development review, Housing, Stormwater

5 takeaways from the February 15 Chapel Hill Town Council meeting

by Triangle BlogBlog

We have updated this post with a comment from Council Member Amy Ryan. The February 15 town council meeting was so sparsely attended—even the Mayor and the Mayor Pro Tem were absent—that council members joked about it several times. While it was a council meeting, the tone was more like a work session, with the […]

Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Six ways to support public school teachers in North Carolina

by Martin Johnson

Like you, we’re saddened, frustrated, and outraged that teachers in North Carolina have to work second and third jobs just to make ends meet. What’s worse is that these problems can be easily fixed—at the local level, and at the state level. Here’s our recommendations: State-level: Pay teachers more by raising salaries statewide This year, […]

Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

It’s horrifying that a fourth grade teacher in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School District is working a second shift at Amazon until 3:30 AM

by Triangle BlogBlog

Yesterday, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools sent out a Twitter post to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day. The post said: “Ms. Jeffries’ 4th graders (Seawall) wrote notes of appreciation for folks at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Mebane where Ms. Jeffries is also a full time 5:30 pm – 3:30am /Mon-Fri HR manager (You […]