The Cumberland County Board of Education has approved updates to two major technology policies aimed at regulating artificial intelligence, strengthening student data protections, and updating internet safety requirements.
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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Cumberland County Schools Brings International Teachers Into the Classroom Through Visa Exchange Program
Inside Cumberland County Schools’ J-1 teacher exchange program—and why the district doesn’t sponsor H-1B visas.
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Artist Kia Love Brings a Textile Tradition Back to Cumberland County Classrooms
Cumberland County Public Library’s first Artist in Residence is reviving textile traditions rooted in family history and sharing the craft with learners of all ages.
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Seventy-First High School Arabic Educator Named Foreign Language Teacher of The Year
Since joining Seventy-First High School in 2023, Arabic teacher Najoua Ben Ramak has built an Arabic program that students describe as welcoming, challenging, and rooted in cultural connection.
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‘AI Literacy in K-12 Will Be Pivotal’: FSU Partnership Prepares Educators for an AI-Driven Future
On an October morning inside Fayetteville State University’s Science and Technology Building, the future of North Carolina’s classrooms took an unexpected shape: a circle of teachers, laptops open, wrestling with prompts, prototypes, and the possibilities of artificial intelligence.
Posted inCourts & Justice
Judge Keeps $300K Bond for Driver Charged in Crash That Killed 3 E.E. Smith Players
Dymond Nekiya Monroe, the 21-year-old driver charged in the October crash that killed three E.E. Smith High School football players, appeared in court Thursday as a judge upheld her $300,000 secured bond.
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E.E. Smith Teacher Named 2025 North Carolina Theatre Arts Educator of the Year
Since Raqi Barnett started working at E.E. Smith High School in 2014, she has expanded the theater program and become known for creating a close-knit, family-oriented environment for her students.
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‘We Were Willing to Take a Stand’: Cumberland County Teachers Explain Why Walkouts Fell Flat
When a viral post calling for a statewide teacher walkout began circulating earlier this month, educators across North Carolina started asking questions: Who posted this? Is it real? and Are we actually doing this?
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Cumberland County Teachers and School Staff Are Getting a Pay Raise
Cumberland County Schools employees will see one of the largest pay bumps in the region next year after the Board of Education approved a major increase to local salary supplements Monday night.
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Cumberland County Schools Superintendent Launches Five-Year Plan Focused on Student Success and Community Input
Cumberland County Schools Superintendent Dr. Eric C. Bracy says the district’s new five-year strategic plan will “keep student achievement at the center of every decision and position Cumberland County Schools to become the highest performing school system in the state.”
