School Board Approves $1.07 Million Contract to Fund 14 School Nurses
The Cumberland County Board of Education approved a roughly $1.07 million agreement Tuesday to continue its partnership with the Cumberland County Department of Public Health for 14 school nurses during the 2026–27 school year.
Cumberland School Board Committee Backtracks on Ending Year-Round School
A committee of the Cumberland County Board of Education wants the school board to reverse four major facility decisions it made in February, including ending the year-round calendar at E.E. Miller Elementary School.
Cumberland County Opens 10 High Schools to Fort Bragg Students
The Cumberland County Board of Education voted unanimously February 9 to allow high school students residing on Fort Bragg to enroll in any comprehensive county high school beginning in the 2026–27 school year.
How Cumberland County Wants to Reform 5 Low-Performing Schools
Cumberland County Schools approved applications for five schools to operate under the state’s Restart Model to address absenteeism and boost student achievement.
Cumberland County Schools Struggling with Chronically Absent Students
Three in ten students in Cumberland County Schools are chronically absent, a nagging problem that highlights one of the district’s biggest struggles.
At some Cumberland County schools, more than half of students are chronically absent. Here’s what that means
Cumberland County’s public schools are struggling with high rates of chronic absenteeism.
FTCC Foundation receives $20,000 grant from Duke Energy Foundation
FTCC Foundation has received a grant of $20,000 from the Duke Energy Foundation to support the lineworker program at Fayetteville Technical Community College. The funds will be used for the following …
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Approaches to student mental health vary on UNC campuses reeling from pandemic
Providing young people with the mental health resources they need is crucial, said Dan Marlowe, associate dean and chair of Behavioral Health at Campbell University, during an Aug. 24 town-hall meeting on mental health at the school.
Evening clinics to offer required school vaccinations
The Cumberland County Department of Public Health is partnering with the public school system to hold evening clinics for back-to-school and COVID-19 immunization clinics for schoolchildren and teenagers in grades kindergarten through 12.
Fill a truck with donations to help Cumberland County students May 13
Cumberland County residents are invited to help fill a truck with donations to help students who need assistance over the summer.
Fayetteville Rotary Club sponsors 18 students at Youth Leadership Conference
A group of 18 Cumberland County high school students participated in Rotary International District 7730’s annual Rotary Youth Leadership Conference on Jan. 27-29 at Trinity Center in Pine Knoll Shores, according to a news release. he students were sponsored by the Fayetteville Rotary Club,
