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Scotland County Schools Board of Education to challenge $200K funding cut
LAURINBURG —The Scotland County Schools Board of Education is pushing back on a funding cut in the Scotland County Board of Commissioners’ most recently approved spending plan for the 2024-25 fiscal year. In a special meeting held on Friday — just three days after commissioners voted 4-2 to...
Free Summer School Skyrockets Retention for College Students at North Carolina HBCU
Fayetteville State University offers all students seven free summer credit hours. Since the program's launch in 2021, students are staying enrolled at a much higher rate. Fayetteville State University's (FSU) 30-60-90 Free Summer School Program offers students seven free credits per summer — a total of 28 credits over their college careers.
FSU business hub, launched in 2022, helps fuel growth for local businesses
Fayetteville State University's Fayetteville-Cumberland Regional Entrepreneur and Business Hub has helped to launch numerous businesses, generating jobs and opportunities for people in Fayetteville and surrounding areas since its inception in September 2022. Tamara Colvin, executive director of the business hub at Bronco Square, across Murchison Road from Fayetteville State University’s...
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