I spoke with School Board Chair George Griffin on August 28, 2024 for an hour about a wide range of issues, including recent personnel cuts the district has made, the forthcoming school bond, and district enrollment trends. Questions were supplied by me, Whitney Robinson, Martin Johnson and Geoff Green. All four of us are parents […]
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Interview: Wesley Harris, Candidate for North Carolina State Treasurer
Rep. Wesley Harris is the Democratic candidate running for State Treasurer. Harris is currently a member of the North Carolina General Assembly, where he represents District 105 (Mecklenburg.) He has a PhD in Economics, and wrote his dissertation on voting and the political geography of the US. He also has a very informative YouTube channel […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
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 […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, From the archives
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. […]
Posted inCarrboro, Chapel Hill, Triangle Blog Blog
PORCH fundraiser: We raised $12,100 in donations from 126 TBB readers!
We received this email from PORCH Chapel Hill-Carrboro Executive Director Erin Riney You all answered the call!! With school out, many in our community lose the assurance of twice daily free and reduced-cost school meals. PORCH’s summer collections are at their lowest when our community’s need is at its highest. We shared the need, and TBB […]
Posted inLegislature, North Carolina
Sen. Graig Meyer talks to us about pot legalization and his recent viral video
Last week Sen. Graig Meyer (District 23) released a digital ad showing two people stopped by the police for using pot. The Black user is arrested and hauled off to jail; the white user is let go and heads to the golf course. Meyer is the lead sponsor of Senate Bill 346, which would legalize […]