Public Schools

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Community members and school board officials collaborating around a table to discuss and make important school budget decisions.

How Do Local School Boards Make Budget Decisions?

While local school boards manage multi-million dollar budgets, the foundational step for effective spending isn't a spreadsheet, but a community meeting to mobilize key stakeholders.

Sarah Jenkins·August 15, 2026

Exterior of a closed elementary school with empty playground equipment, conveying a sense of loss and the impact of the school board's decision on the community.

Cumberland County school board votes to close two elementary schools

J.W. Coon Elementary School, facing over $4.5 million in immediate repairs and costing more than $3 million annually to operate, will be closed by the Cumberland County Board of Education, displacing

Sarah Jenkins·May 14, 2026