Shortages of teachers, infrastructure and technology workers will hamper schools' ability to provide the best education, facilities and tools to children, Superintendent Robert Taylor said Thursday.

Higher employee pay will be key to running Wake schools smoothly, superintendent says

Wake County Public School System Superintendent Robert Taylor speaks to the League fo Women Voters of Wake County, April 18, 2024

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.

WRAL Investigates: 'Greedflation' and other drivers behind inflation at the grocery store

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In a handout photo, agents with Homeland Security Investigations take part in a 2015 extradition in South Africa of suspects in a Nigerian fraud ring that is accused of cheating Americans out of $52 million. Set up to defend the United States, the Homeland Security Department is increasingly going beyond American borders to fight foreign threats from abroad. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations Pretoria via The New York Times) -- FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY --

Homeland Security Increasingly Means Putting Agents Outside the Homeland