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Teachers’ names have been changed to protect their identity. On July 3, 2023, the North Carolina Senate ratified Senate Bill 49, better known as “S.B. 49” or “the Parents’ Bill …
Bill threatens LGBTQ+ students and privacy Read More
Do you ever find it hard to interact with people? Convinced everyone hates you? Does school life make you feel dead inside? If you can relate to any of the …
How to be a funny high schooler Read More
I’m autistic. I guess a better way to put it is that I have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It was interesting being a child on the spectrum, but I think …
What Inclusion Means to Me Read More
When I was a kid I knew my teachers didn’t make a whole lot of money. I thought that it was just how things worked, how they had to work. …
What right-to-work laws mean in N.C. Read More
I was born at a very young age. To say it was hard would be an understatement. I couldn’t walk, I couldn’t talk, I soiled myself daily and I cried …
Phonics hooked me, I had let go Read More
Asian Night returned to East Chapel Hill March 24, gracing the stage with amazing performances ranging from Bollywood, to traditional dance to K-pop. Along with the performances from community members …
Gallery: Asian Night dazzles March 24 Read More
Hello readers of the ECHO! Is school stressing you out? Do you feel like everything is worthless? Are you bombarded by a cacophony of demonic voices in your head screaming …
Ad: Feeling stressed? Read More
EDITOR’S NOTE: An original version of this story only identified Caroline Dwyer in her current role as transit manager for the Town of Chapel Hill, but at the time of …
American Legion: The 7-year battleground Read More
It’s no secret that there is a substitute teacher shortage in America; for some reason it’s hard to find people willing to deal with children for little pay and no …
How schools across the US are dealing with the national sub shortage Read More
A week before the end of the first quarter, the CHCCS Board of Education met for a regularly scheduled meeting Oct. 20. The Board discussed Policy 3400, CHCCS’s grading policy. …
50-floor grading policy update sparks mixed reactions Read More