A sea of red shirts stretched across downtown Raleigh on Friday as thousands of educators, parents, and students gathered outside the Legislative Building, holding handmade signs and chanting for increased school funding, higher pay, and policy changes.
Dasia Williams
Dasia Williams is CityView's K-12 education reporter. Before joining CityView, she worked as a digital content producer at the Chattanooga Times Free Press and also wrote for Open Campus Media and The Charlotte Observer.
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‘This Is About Equity’: Parents, Educators Oppose Closing J.W. Coon Elementary
The school needs $4.5 million in repairs and is expensive to operate. Cumberland County Schools wants to replace it with a new $50 million campus.
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Facing 800 Absent Educators, Cumberland County Cancels Class on Friday
Hundreds of local educators plan to attend a rally in Raleigh on Friday calling for increased investment from the state in public schools.
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Fayetteville Police Arrest Mother of Student Who Brought Gun to School
A student with an unloaded firearm triggered a weapons detector at Lucile Souders Elementary. The student’s mom was charged with failing to properly store a firearm.
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‘Your Vote Has Consequences’: Spring Lake Fights Manchester Elementary Closure
Residents, educators, and local leaders warn closing the school could disrupt families and undermine growth in Spring Lake.
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Cumberland County Schools Faces New Complaints Over Special Education Practices
A state investigation into the case of a sixth grade student finds the school district violated state policies governing services for children with disabilities.
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Cumberland County School Board Approves $671 Million Budget for 2026–27
After an extended public comment period focused on school closures, the Cumberland County Board of Education in the final minutes of its Tuesday meeting approved Superintendent Eric Bracy’s proposed $671 million budget for the 2026–27 school year.
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Students, Families Push Back on Cumberland County School Closures
During the final minutes of the Cumberland County Board of Education meeting Tuesday, Fathom Geerts, a 17-year-old junior at Alger B. Wilkins High School, stepped to the podium wearing a school T-shirt and holding a printed speech in her hands.
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Chronic Absenteeism Drops Nearly 5 Points in Cumberland County Schools
Chronic absenteeism in Cumberland County Schools has dropped to 27.4% midway through the 2025–26 school year, a nearly five-point decrease that translates to roughly 2,300 more students attending school more consistently.
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School Board Accelerates Construction Schedule for New E.E. Smith High
The Cumberland County Board of Education voted Thursday to reject the district’s proposed consolidation and construction timeline before approving a revised version that moves up construction of a new E.E. Smith High School by two years.