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‘Enough Is Enough’: Fayetteville Students Rally Against ICE at City Hall Protest
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (683+ words) Bringing Cumberland County's Essential Issues Into View About 50 Fayetteville college students walked out of classrooms and gathered outside City Hall on Friday, holding handmade signs and chanting as'part of' a nationwide protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The rally came…...
The Cost of Declining Enrollment in Cumberland County Schools
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (259+ words) Join 39,000+ of your friends and neighbors who start their day smart with our daily newsletter. Bringing Cumberland County's Essential Issues Into View In'today's newsletter: Our education reporter, Dasia Williams, takes a look at how the drop in enrollment is impacting…...
Declining Enrollment Feeds $5M Deficit for Cumberland County Schools
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (896+ words) Bringing Cumberland County's Essential Issues Into View Cumberland County Schools is facing a recurring budget gap of about $5 million, largely because it is operating more school buildings than it needs for a shrinking student population. Jay Toland, the district's associate…...
Cumberland County Schools to Share $1 Million for Campus Improvements
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (376+ words) Bringing Cumberland County's Essential Issues Into View The Cumberland County Board of Education approved more than $1.29 million in budget changes on Thursday morning, including allocating $1 million for school capital projects. The funding, approved during the board's Budget/Finance Committee meeting…...
Cumberland Schools Faces $4M Gap as Gifted Enrollment Outpaces State Support
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (897+ words) Bringing Cumberland County's Essential Issues Into View Cumberland County Schools serves nearly three times more gifted students than the state will fund, forcing the district to cover a roughly $4 million funding gap using local dollars, district officials said Thursday. The…...
Cumberland Schools Approves $1.3 Million Boost to Special Education Funding
1+ week, 1+ day ago (711+ words) Bringing Cumberland County's Essential Issues Into View The Cumberland County Board of Education approved a $1.3 million increase in funding for exceptional children's services to address staffing shortages and growing service demands. The new funding comes in the wake of a'lawsuit…...
Slam DUNK: Driving Safety Showcase Reaches 600 Students at South View High
2+ week, 1+ day ago (525+ words) Bringing Cumberland County's Essential Issues Into View About 600 students from across Cumberland County gathered at South View High School Wednesday for a high-energy driving safety showcase that paired gravity-defying basketball stunts with a sobering message: risky choices behind the wheel…...
U.S. Education Secretary Visits Fayetteville as Part of ‘History Rocks!’ Tour
2+ week, 2+ day ago (903+ words) Bringing Cumberland County's Essential Issues Into View U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Jack Britt High School on Wednesday as part of the Department of Education's nationwide History Rocks! "Trail to Independence" tour, highlighting civics education and North Carolina's role…...
‘It’s Going to Put Us on the Map’: FTCC Unveils $46 Million Emergency Training Complex
3+ week, 1+ day ago (521+ words) Your essential guide to Fayetteville and Cumberland County, in your mailbox. Bringing Cumberland County's Essential Issues Into View Fayetteville Technical Community College on Wednesday marked the completion of construction at a fire and emergency training center, a multi-year project leaders…...
Cumberland County Schools Down More Than 1,200 Students, Putting Millions In State Funding At Risk
3+ week, 2+ day ago (334+ words) Your essential guide to Fayetteville and Cumberland County, in your mailbox. Join 39,000+ of your friends and neighbors who start their day smart with our daily newsletter. Bringing Cumberland County's Essential Issues Into View Good morning. Cumberland County Schools is down…...