LUMBERTON — The Public Schools of Robeson County (PSRC) is proud to announce a new partnership with the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) designed to enhance literacy engagement and expand opportunities for students across the district through the Battle of the Books program.

Through this collaborative initiative, students from PSRC will receive free sets of books provided through a literacy research project led by Dr. Melissa Wrenn, Joseph B. Oxendine Distinguished Scholar in Literacy Studies at UNCP. Additionally, university students will volunteer as assistant coaches for PSRC’s Battle of the Books teams, offering valuable mentorship and support to young readers as they prepare for competition. This initiative is funded by a grant from the North Carolina Collaboratory.

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