Craven County Schools Receives $1.5 Million Grant

Craven County Schools will receive a $1.5 million grant to invest in professional development for students of military families.

The grant will serve more than 3,000 K-12 military-associated students. It’s part of a five-year program called “Strategies for Success.”

The students come from 15 schools where the military-associated enrollment averages almost 35 percent. The school system serves students whose parents are assigned to Cherry Point

This is the third grant Craven County Schools have received from the Pentagon’s Education Partnership Grant Program.

Originally posted on News Channel 12

 

North Carolina School Boards AssociationCraven County Schools Receives $1.5 Million Grant