The Assembly, an online news magazine, is best known for its investigative reporting on politics, business and the environment in North Carolina. This week, reporter Emily Cataneo shares an update on the increasingly-unhinged story of Charlotte, the purportedly pregnant stingray at a small aquarium in Hendersonville. We highly recommend reading the story, which is both […]
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Opinion: UNC’s political statement on DEI
On May 13th, in an emergency session, the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees recommended a $2.3 million divestment from diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); that money will go to the UNC Police Department. This comes less than a month after a UNC Board of Governors committee voted to wipe the entire UNC System’s DEI policy. […]
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The Local Reporter is fundraising against a ‘connection’ with UNC’s journalism school. There’s no connection.
Twice in the past two months, The Local Reporter has fundraised against an “arrangement” or “connection” with the UNC Hussman School of Journalism. The only problem? There’s no arrangement or relationship. In the first incident – which took place on March 19 – The Local Reporter wrote in their newsletter that donations “from our last […]
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The school bond will be transformative for Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools
This post focuses on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, but it’s important to note that the planned bond will help meet the needs of both the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and the Orange County Schools. (The $300 million bond money and $100Million pay-go money will be split between CHCCS and OCS.) Last night, the Chapel […]
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The CHCCS school board might implement a block schedule. Here’s what you need to know.
On May 17, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) School Board will consider aligning all high schools in the school district by moving them to a block schedule. Here’s what you need to know. (This piece was updated on May 17th to reflect the school board meeting on May 16th.) What happened at the school […]
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It is time for the ‘Hunger Games style’ elementary after-school aftercare program signup to end
At approximately 8am today, a form will appear on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools website for elementary school after-care. The school district notes, “Space in the program is very limited and enrollment is “first come, first served.” May the odds be ever in your favor. Last year, the spots for aftercare were taken within minutes. […]