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Union County Public Schools will host a college fair on Sunday, Oct. 11, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Sun Valley High School in Monroe, open to students across the district including those at Marvin Ridge, Weddington and Cuthbertson.
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Waxhaw commissioners advanced school speed limit reductions near Kensington Elementary and Cuthbertson schools, reviewed data center zoning options under the town's 12-month moratorium and debated oversight policies for the town's five license plate reader cameras at a Sept. 22 work session.
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Union Day School has begun construction on a $12.7 million expansion at its Weddington campus that will add seven classrooms, a gym, a science lab and dedicated arts spaces, with the new facility expected to open in fall 2027.
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Leaders from career and technical education associations in Oklahoma and Georgia visited Weddington High School on Tuesday, Sept. 15, to observe the Teaching as a Profession Pathway, a program that trains students to become Union County teachers.
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Union County Public Schools posted a 73.8% proficiency rate on state exams for the second consecutive year, topping all North Carolina districts by 14.6 points, while Marvin Ridge led the district and Cuthbertson Middle earned its first A grade.
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Parkwood beat Cuthbertson 52-17 on Friday, Aug. 28, snapping a five-game losing streak against the Cavaliers and handing the Waxhaw school its second lopsided loss to open the 2026 season.
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The Union County Board of Education split 4-4 on Aug. 4 over a county interlocal agreement that would have released $3.8 million for teacher supplements, while separately cutting traffic directors at 11 schools. Residents can address both issues at the board's Sept. 2 meeting in Monroe.
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Nearly 40,000 UCPS students returned to class Monday, Aug. 24, bringing heavier traffic to Waxhaw-area roads already strained by the loss of traffic directors at 11 schools.
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Union County Public Schools launched a play-based kindergarten pilot in nine classrooms at Shiloh Valley Primary School as the 2026-27 school year began Monday, with Superintendent Houlihan setting a goal of zero low-performing schools across the district.
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Union County Public Schools opened the 2026-27 year facing a $10 million state-funding shortfall that led to cuts of 11 library positions and traffic directors at 11 schools, while simultaneously placing a school resource officer in every building for the first time.
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