Wake schools budget uncertainty, cooling issues resurface

Budget uncertainty and aging facilities took center stage Tuesday as Wake County school leaders met while still awaiting final funding numbers from state lawmakers.

Wake schools budget uncertainty, cooling issues resurface. Budget uncertainty and aging facilities took center stage Tuesday as Wake County school leaders met while still awaiting final funding numbers from state lawmakers. The Wake County Public School System, the largest district in North Carolina, is drafting its next budget without finalized figures from Raleigh. District leaders are asking the county for more than $25 million in additional funding as they work to close the gap. Frustration is mounting among parents and educators who say the delay is creating uncertainty across the district. "It's just overwhelming to have this back and forth, back-and-forth discussion," said Marie Dexter, Wake PTA president. "And I, as a parent, I really feel like that the General Assembly is just trying to make headlines at this point." Teachers als...