As federal funding cuts loom, Orange County school leaders discuss budget

Marvin Chambers is a Chapel-Hill Carrboro City Schools parent who said as county and school leaders in Orange County discuss each school district’s budget for next year, he’d like to see teachers and students be top of mind.

“I would love for teacher pay to be prioritized,” Chambers said. “I would love to see schools work with higher educational schools like colleges, community colleges … where those students can tutor the younger students.”

Orange County Commissioners are expected to hear from both the Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro school boards , whose priorities include increasing pay for some staff and retaining teachers…

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