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As the N.C. Supreme Court is considering its next steps in the long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit, Gov. Roy Cooper has added a new twist to the dispute. Cooper’s proposed 2022-23 state budget adjustments would cover portions of a court-ordered Leandro compliance plan that remain unfunded to date.
Push to comply with Leandro mandate for state’s schools gains momentum
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"We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to use our state’s resources to truly transform and strengthen our public schools. Our state has the resources to live up to our constitutional obligation to our children and now is the time to do it."
Leandro lawsuit. House Bill 946 was assigned to the House Rules Committee, an indication that Republican leadership has no intention of bringing it up. But Democrats at a press conference on Monday, May 24 hoped that some or all elements of the bill could end up in the budget for the new biennium. “This is the first time in the history of the case where we have a truly comprehensive piece of legislation that provides specific actions the General Assembly needs to take to comply with Leandro,” said Rep. Julie von Haefen, D-Wake, one of the bill’s primary sponsors. “The COVID-19 pandem...