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The North Carolina Constitution designates the legislature as the branch of government with the power to determine how state taxpayer dollars are collected and spent. It’s a fundamental fact taught to North Carolina schoolchildren as early as third grade. Recently, children and adults alike witnessed the courts uphold this principle in the long-running Leandro v. State of North Carolina case. The saga of Leandro – a school finance “adequacy” case about the state constitutional requirement of “the opportunity to receive a sound, basic education” – has been subject to multiple h...

Funds for Kansas schools tied to GOP right's 'choice' plan JOHN HANNA, AP Political Writer April 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5FILE - In this Wednesday, March 31, 2021, file photo, students wait to enter Wyandotte County High School in Kansas City, Kan., on the first day of in-person learning. Conservative GOP lawmakers in Kansas are pushing a proposal to allow parents to use state dollars to pay for private schooling for children who are struggling in public schools.Charlie Riedel/APShow MoreShow Less 2of5Kansas state Sens. Molly Baumgardner, left, R-Louisburg, and Renee Er...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Republican lawmakers on Wednesday tied funding for Kansas’ public schools to a proposal that would allow parents of academically struggling students to use state dollars to pay for private schooling. Republican negotiators for the state House and Senate drafted the final version of legislation that would set up education savings accounts for students who are at-risk of failing in public schools, using tax dollars normally earmarked for those schools. Parents could use the state funds to cover a wide range of educational expenses to help their children, inc...

Boy, 16, stabbed multiple times in horror attack behind Co-op - police are appealing for witnesses It's thought the attack took place at a wake for a car crash victim Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Click here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. ...

Verified Hate: Black Nationalist Attack on the Capitol Gregory Hood, American Renaissance, April 6, 2021 For months, the Capitol has looked like the American embassy in the Green Zone in Baghdad. A few weeks ago, I walked around the heavy barriers and saw countless signs from residents pleading for them to be taken down. Washington DC votes overwhelmingly Democrat, but yard signs suggest residents don’t want to live on something that looks like a military base. January 20, 2021: Hundreds of Guardsmen were seen marching through the streets of Washington DC, most seemingly just moving from c...