The Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy was at risk of closure. Now the state board that oversees charters hails the school as a success.
Heidi Perez-Moreno
Heidi Perez-Moreno covers education and more at the Border Belt Independent. She is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and previously worked at The Washington Post.
Posted inEducation
N.C. Schools That Rely on International Teachers Brace for Visa Changes
The federal government approved more H-1B visas for K-12 education for North Carolina in 2025 than any other state except Texas.
Posted inEnvironment
Robeson County commissioners delay vote again on landfill expansion amid PFAS concerns
The landfill has received more than 5,000 tons of waste from Chemours’ Fayetteville Works plant in the last eight years, according to estimates from the Southern Environmental Law Center.
Posted inEducation
Cumberland County Schools see stagnant test scores
The state has released academic growth and test score data for the 2024-2025 school year. Here’s how students in Cumberland County Schools measured up.
Posted inHealth
Possible federal cuts to HIV program worry patients and medical providers in NC
Cumberland County in 2023 had the second-highest HIV rate of newly detected HIV transmissions among North Carolina’s 100 counties.
Posted inCourts & Justice
NC Innocence Commission exonerates Fayetteville man convicted of Robeson County murder
The exoneration comes on the heels of a North Carolina Senate proposal to dissolve the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission.