2025 ‘of the Year’ finalists
Cumberland County Schools’ Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year finalists share what it means to be considered among the best in the public school system.
The To-Do List
Here are just some of the things happening in and around Fayetteville this month. For more events, additional information and to add your event, visit cityviewnc.com/calendar.
From the Editor
In this “Back to School” issue, we at CityView prepare for the new school year while reflecting on school years past from many perspectives.
Letter from the Publisher
CityView is transitioning to new ownership under The Assembly, a statewide outlet.
Pioneer of public school
Alexander Graham has been called the father of the graded school system of his hometown of Fayetteville, of Charlotte, and of the state of North Carolina. The histories of Alexander and of the local school system are justifiable sources of pride for Fayetteville.
Four suggestions for an anxious generation
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt offers these suggestions for raising digital-ready kids in his recent book, “Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness.” But years before I read Haidt’s book, had done a military move or birthed a military child, the only thing I knew back in the…
Back To School and the books that will get your kids reading
The arrival of August means summer is more than halfway over, with so little time to squeeze in some last-minute vacation fun. The start of school brings both happiness and dread. For students, it means they will get to see friends they haven’t seen all summer, but it also means the beginning of all that…
More August 2024 Coverage
Best of the bunch
Cumberland County Schools’ ‘Of the Year’ honorees talk student engagement, staying refreshed
Gotcha’ Back School Kickoff
This summer, 400 students from kindergarten through high school will receive a backpack stuffed with items they need to start school on the right foot.
Rich in community
Kimmi Nettles, scholarship manager at Cumberland Community Foundation, a nonprofit that funds a variety of community betterment projects, knows firsthand how intimidating navigating the college financial system can be. In the process of going to college, she said she was never aware of scholarship opportunities — now, she’s aiming to change that in Cumberland County.
Community Paramedic Program
The team of four community paramedics, one social worker and one peer support specialist are trained to help fill in the gaps in care and reduce trips to Cape Fear Valley Health’s emergency department. Whether at home or through referrals to one of their vast community partners ranging from mental health agencies to county resources,…
The attraction of distraction, or The Myth of the Multitasker
Multitasking is a bad habit born out of a yearning to distract ourselves with lower-stakes actions where we expect a more certain outcome
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