Cumberland County Schools’ seven-year repair plan outlines approximately $301 million in school facilities needs, with heating and cooling systems, roofs, and electrical work accounting for the largest shares of the list.
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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2 Adults Arrested After Boarding Cumberland County School Buses
On September 16, at about 3:15 p.m., Cumberland County school bus driver Sondra McMillion was behind the wheel of Bus 534 on Geese Court in Hope Mills when authorities said 31-year-old Dezarae Thomas stepped aboard.
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Cumberland County Schools Tells Employees to Turn Off Smart Glasses
Cumberland County Schools employees must power off smart glasses on the job under a new policy adopted after parents raised concerns about teachers wearing the recording-capable devices in classrooms.
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Why Keith Byrd Is Running for Cumberland County Board of Education
Keith Byrd doesn’t have to leave his day job to see some of the challenges facing Cumberland County Schools. He encounters them from inside a classroom.
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School Board Decides to Keep 20-Acre Site in Northern Cumberland County
The Board of Education voted to keep a largely wooded, 20.18-acre tract in northern Cumberland County for future use as the district weighs long-term school construction and consolidation needs.
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Why Carol Stubbs Is Running for Cumberland County Board of Education
For 28 years, Carol Stubbs experienced Cumberland County Schools from positions that often operate outside the classroom but are essential to keeping a school system running.
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Cumberland School Board Delays Proposed $1 Sale of Land at Jack Britt High
The Cumberland County Board of Education delayed a proposed $1 sale of 5.18 acres near Jack Britt High School to the county after board members raised concerns about traffic, student safety, and how the property is used.
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‘We Want the Best’: 10 Firms Compete to Build New E.E. Smith High School
Ten firms want to build a new E.E. Smith High School, the Cumberland County school district’s top construction project with a price tag that could reach $150 million.
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School Board Expands Choice Program, Rejects Moving Spanish Immersion
The Cumberland County Board of Education approved a series of changes to its school choice program Thursday, though a proposal to move a Spanish immersion program failed.
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Why Theodore Miller Is Running for Cumberland County Board of Education
The Army veteran and father of Cumberland County Schools graduates discusses grade-level achievement, school accountability, teacher retention, and year-round schools.
