Melinda Manning
@manningforchccs.bsky.social
I'm running for Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools Board of Education. My platform is centered around three main concepts: transparency, trust, and teachers. Come join us!
Public Comments Are Essential
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Public Comments Are Essential
Why limiting public comments will only hurt the reputation of the CHCCS BOE
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October 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Public Comments Are Essential
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Absolutely! And remember that all adults in NC are mandated reporters of child abuse, neglect and dependency. In addition, (except for certain professions with privilege), we are all mandated reporters of sexual offenses against child to law enforcement.
October 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Absolutely! And remember that all adults in NC are mandated reporters of child abuse, neglect and dependency. In addition, (except for certain professions with privilege), we are all mandated reporters of sexual offenses against child to law enforcement.
Honored to have received this endorsement!
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September 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Honored to have received this endorsement!
Public schools don't get to pick and choose their students. We shouldn't be funding schools that do.
September 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Public schools don't get to pick and choose their students. We shouldn't be funding schools that do.
Orange County Elections Just Got Less Competitive indyweek.com/news/orange/...
It is now official that my race is no longer competitive. I'll still be campaigning, but very scaled back and I'm eager to talk to CHCCS teachers, students and families about what they want from the Board.
It is now official that my race is no longer competitive. I'll still be campaigning, but very scaled back and I'm eager to talk to CHCCS teachers, students and families about what they want from the Board.
Orange County Elections Just Got Less Competitive
Two candidates dropped out, guaranteeing seats for three people vying for school board and leaving town council as the only truly competitive race.
indyweek.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Orange County Elections Just Got Less Competitive indyweek.com/news/orange/...
It is now official that my race is no longer competitive. I'll still be campaigning, but very scaled back and I'm eager to talk to CHCCS teachers, students and families about what they want from the Board.
It is now official that my race is no longer competitive. I'll still be campaigning, but very scaled back and I'm eager to talk to CHCCS teachers, students and families about what they want from the Board.
Reposted by Melinda Manning
COLUMN: An unlikely revolution is brewing to ban phones in school, writes our politics bureau chief Jonathan Martin.
Martin on how Jonathan Haidt’s “The Anxious Generation” is uniting the left and right 👇
Martin on how Jonathan Haidt’s “The Anxious Generation” is uniting the left and right 👇
There’s Only One True Bipartisan Issue Left
Jonathan Haidt’s “The Anxious Generation” has prompted an unlikely bipartisan revolution to ban phones in classrooms.
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September 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
COLUMN: An unlikely revolution is brewing to ban phones in school, writes our politics bureau chief Jonathan Martin.
Martin on how Jonathan Haidt’s “The Anxious Generation” is uniting the left and right 👇
Martin on how Jonathan Haidt’s “The Anxious Generation” is uniting the left and right 👇
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Former School Improvement Team Parent Chair Melinda Manning Runs for CHCCS School Board - Chapelboro.com
Melinda Manning, formerly of Carrboro High School's school improvement team, detailed her candidacy for the CHCCS Board of Education.
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September 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Reposted by Melinda Manning
“Let’s begin by saying that we are living through a very dangerous time.” So opens “A Talk to Teachers,” which James Baldwin delivered to a group of educators in October, 1963.
James Baldwin’s Lesson for Teachers in a Time of Turmoil
Rigorous lessons are not mutually exclusive from culturally and politically relevant ones.
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August 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
“Let’s begin by saying that we are living through a very dangerous time.” So opens “A Talk to Teachers,” which James Baldwin delivered to a group of educators in October, 1963.
Thoughts on this piece?
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The War on Knowledge
At the private school where I once taught, the idea was that spelling got in the way of creativity. So I watched as kids wrote ‘macien’ for ‘machine’ at age 14. Tuition was $60,000 a year, writes Dan ...
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August 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Thoughts on this piece?
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I am very pleased to announce my first endorsement from North Carolina Asian Americans Together. I am truly honored by their support in my candidacy as a newcomer for the Chapel Hill Carrboro Board of Education.
August 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I am very pleased to announce my first endorsement from North Carolina Asian Americans Together. I am truly honored by their support in my candidacy as a newcomer for the Chapel Hill Carrboro Board of Education.
Our teachers deserve the very best working conditions.
July 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Our teachers deserve the very best working conditions.
Our favorite son graduated last month. We are so grateful to all the educators at FPG, Culbreth and CHS who poured so much into him and helped ensure that he received an outstanding education. Onward to UNC!
July 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Our favorite son graduated last month. We are so grateful to all the educators at FPG, Culbreth and CHS who poured so much into him and helped ensure that he received an outstanding education. Onward to UNC!
Introducing Sargent Peppers, official campaign cat. Special skills include scratching furniture and waking mom up at 3 am.
July 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Introducing Sargent Peppers, official campaign cat. Special skills include scratching furniture and waking mom up at 3 am.
It's official! I'm running for CHCCS Board. Come join the fun!
Thanks to the Orange County Board of Elections for all your hard work helping candidates file the paperwork required to run. And give them some love if you are in the area, their A/C was knocked out by Chantal.
Thanks to the Orange County Board of Elections for all your hard work helping candidates file the paperwork required to run. And give them some love if you are in the area, their A/C was knocked out by Chantal.
July 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It's official! I'm running for CHCCS Board. Come join the fun!
Thanks to the Orange County Board of Elections for all your hard work helping candidates file the paperwork required to run. And give them some love if you are in the area, their A/C was knocked out by Chantal.
Thanks to the Orange County Board of Elections for all your hard work helping candidates file the paperwork required to run. And give them some love if you are in the area, their A/C was knocked out by Chantal.
Love that CHS does this to honor senior athletes, sad that it has to be painted over post-graduation
July 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Love that CHS does this to honor senior athletes, sad that it has to be painted over post-graduation