Cumberland County Considers Sweeping Changes to School Choice Program
School district wants to end Spanish immersion at E.E. Miller and close a Montessori program, while launching new health sciences, technology, and hospitality ones.
Bus Mechanic Quits, Prompting Scrutiny of School Transportation Department
The public resignation prompted former employees to speak out about working conditions, leadership, and morale. Cumberland County Schools hired a law firm to investigate.
Cumberland County Schools Considers Ending Minority Contracting Goals
The Cumberland County Board of Education has taken the first step toward eliminating formal contracting goals for businesses owned by women, minorities, and disabled people after state lawmakers dismantled the framework supporting those requirements.
Cumberland Students Will Be Allowed to Leave School for Religious Instruction
The Cumberland County Board of Education unanimously advanced a policy Tuesday that allows students to leave school one hour per week for religious instruction.
How 4 Cumberland County Schools Improved Test Scores
Four principals explain how data-driven instruction, intervention blocks, tutoring, and student engagement helped their schools improve on state accountability results.
Cumberland Schools Names 2027 Teachers, Principals of the Year
4 Cumberland County Schools educators receive the district’s top teaching and school leadership honors at the Premier Professionals Gala.
7 Fewer Low-Performing Schools in Cumberland County As Test Scores Rise
Cumberland County Schools improves proficiency in every tested subject, number of low-performing schools falls from 27 to 20 in new state accountability ratings.
More K-12 Education Coverage
Why Franklin Crockett Is Running for Cumberland County Board of Education
The school resource officer, military veteran, and Cumberland County Schools parent discusses student achievement, teacher retention, school safety, and accountability.
Make Or Break
Ninth graders in N.C. are held back more often than students in other parts of the country. How can schools ensure they’re ready to move on?
First Day of School Marks New Era for 3 Cumberland Campuses
W.T. Brown, E.E. Smith, and Pauline Jones began the school year navigating consolidation, relocation, and plans for a new campus.
Why Quincei Lovejoy Is Running for Cumberland County Board of Education
The certified public accountant and Cumberland County Schools parent discusses special education, school safety, declining enrollment, and bringing a financial perspective to the school board.
$12 Million Project Brings Safe Drinking Water to 2 Elementary Schools
The project connects Gray’s Creek, Alderman Road elementary schools to Fayetteville’s water system after school wells were contaminated with forever chemicals.
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