50 NC counties and 1 VA county are under alert, including Wake, Cumberland, Durham, Johnston, and Orange counties.

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

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.

North Carolina ranks 29th in public pre-K enrollment, new report shows

Durham County budget increases funding for pre-K students

FILE — Marchers protest violence against women in Isla Vista, Calif., where Elliot Rodger’s shooting spree left six dead and wounded a dozen more, May 26, 2014. The hate being spread online by Rodger and other so-called “incels” is leading increasingly to threats and calls for violence. More often than not, the threats target women. (Monica Almeida/The New York Times)

On Social Media’s Fringes, Growing Extremism Targets Women