More than 21% of North Carolina's four-year-olds enrolled in the state's pre-kindergarten programs during the 2022-2023 school year, up from the prior year but still below the state's pre-pandemic highs, according to the National Institute for Early Education Research.

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Durham County budget increases funding for pre-K students

Compared to pre-pandemic prices, ground beef is up 35%, chips are up 45%, bread is up 57% and a 12-ounce can of soda is up 66%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks trends on common grocery store items.

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Alexandra Alter, who covers the book publishing industry for The New York Times, reads a Kindle while riding the subway in Manhattan, Jan. 11, 2018. Alter says she’s on her fifth Kindle. “I still love print books and find it to be a much more relaxing and immersive experience, but when I’m reading books for work — honestly, the bulk of my reading — the Kindle is incredibly convenient,” she said. (Jeenah Moon/The New York Times)

Kindle Is Convenient, but Print Is Immersive