I love birthdays! Mainly for the cake. In this case, as an avid transit rider and advocate, I am celebrating the birthday of Chapel Hill Transit, which turns 50 years old today, August 1. The Town of Chapel Hill is celebrating Chapel Hill Transit’s birthday with a year-long celebration. Humble beginnings In 1974, Chapel Hill’s […]
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Bike Beat: RENA Community Center Bike Rodeo 2024
On Friday volunteers worked together to run the RENA Community Center‘s annual bike rodeo. Held annually, the event ensures that kids attending the RENA community center summer camp have safe bikes to ride and that they know the rules of the road and have the skills they need to ride safely. We had help from […]
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We need to talk about the financial status of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School district.
We need to talk about the financial status of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School district. Last week, every parent in the district received a pretty scary email that said the following: Last night, at our July 18 regular meeting, the CHCCS Board of Education received preliminary financial results for the fiscal year that closed on […]
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Newcomers of a Different Kind
by Ana Rosario and Susie Welty We attended our first-ever school board meeting a couple of days ago, on July 18th 2024. This bond issue has been our initial foray into civic engagement, and we are in awe of the power of voice. Originally from the Dominican Republic and Ecuador, we were both grateful for […]
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When Chapel Hill fought school desegregation: The racist origins of Frank Porter Graham Elementary School
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered their landmark ruling in Brown v. Board in 1954. Two years later, in 1956, North Carolina voted overwhelmingly to enact something called the Pearsall Plan. The Pearsall Plan to Save our Schools, as it was called, was a way to allow students to be excused from attending integrated public schools. […]
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A new option emerges for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school bond….and it looks pretty good
Last month, the school board received several options for the forthcoming school bond which they plan to discuss tonight. They were entitled 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 3, 3A, and 4. All had various benefits and tradeoffs. But a new plan has emerged: Option 5. It’s in the slide deck that will be presented to the […]