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

Pro-democracy activists scuffle with the police before being detained in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, the fourth anniversary of a coup that returned the country to military rule. Security provisions imposed by the ruling junta have made any political gathering of more than four people illegal. (Adam Dean/The New York Times)

Anniversary of Thai Coup Draws Uneasy Protest and Police Threats