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Superior Court Judge James Ammons has ordered $677 million in additional state spending to address obligations related to the long-running Leandro case.
Published: Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 @ 1:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The new judge in North Carolina's Leandro education funding case could issue a ruling on a new spending order within three weeks.
Published: Monday, April 10th, 2023 @ 3:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative leaders call for new Leandro Judge James Ammons to slice the state's education spending obligation from $677 million to $377 million.
Published: Sunday, April 9th, 2023 @ 8:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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New Leandro Judge James Ammons has confirmed his next hearing Friday will focus solely on the state's outstanding education funding obligations.
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 @ 1:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Justice Department is seeking an "expeditious" schedule for the state Supreme Court to address outstanding issues in the Leandro education funding case.
Published: Thursday, March 16th, 2023 @ 9:09 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses the debate over funding the Leandro education spending plan in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 @ 1:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In a 4-3 party-line vote, with Democrats in the majority, the N.C. Supreme Court is endorsing a court-ordered plan to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars out of the state treasury. The money would address the Leandro education funding lawsuit.
Published: Monday, December 5th, 2022 @ 9:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court questioned lawyers on both sides of a dispute over $785 million in additional education spending tied to the Leandro school funding lawsuit.
Published: Sunday, September 4th, 2022 @ 6:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Carolina Journal makes a wide sweeping evaluation of the news that most effects us here in North Carolina, and is distilled, here on BCN, for your clear understanding by the electronic means of video broadcast.
Published: Saturday, September 3rd, 2022 @ 8:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Carolina Journal makes a wide sweeping evaluation of the news that most effects us here in North Carolina, and is distilled, here on BCN, for your clear understanding by the electronic means of video broadcast.
Published: Saturday, August 20th, 2022 @ 1:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative leaders and Leandro plaintiffs offer contrasting arguments to the N.C. Supreme Court in the latest stage of the long-running education funding lawsuit.
Published: Friday, August 5th, 2022 @ 5:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawyers representing the N.C. State Board of Education label a forced transfer of $785 million for Leandro spending "appropriate" and "necessary."
Published: Tuesday, July 12th, 2022 @ 8:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Plaintiffs seeking $785 million in new state education spending are renewing their appeals to the N.C. Supreme Court.
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2022 @ 8:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The judge overseeing North Carolina’s long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit signaled Friday that he will produce an order next week calling for additional state education spending.
Published: Wednesday, April 27th, 2022 @ 10:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A new filing in the long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit would lop another $25 million off of the cost of court-ordered education spending.
Published: Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 @ 5:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Plaintiffs and N.C. Justice Department lawyers are urging a judge to order $795 million in new state education spending.
Published: Wednesday, April 13th, 2022 @ 1:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Carolina Journal makes a wide sweeping evaluation of the news that most effects us here in North Carolina, and is distilled, here on BCN, for your clear understanding by the electronic means of video broadcast.
Published: Sunday, April 10th, 2022 @ 6:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State officials report that close to $800 million remains unfunded from a judge’s $1.7 billion state education spending order. That assessment resulted from a court-ordered comparison of the spending plan and the new state budget.
Published: Tuesday, April 5th, 2022 @ 7:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The fight over $1.7 billion in court-ordered N.C. education spending is heading to a new judge. Court records confirm that the long-running legal case known as Leandro is heading to Special Superior Court Judge Michael Robinson.
Published: Tuesday, March 29th, 2022 @ 8:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court has agreed to jump back into the state’s long-running school funding legal dispute. The court wants a trial judge to assess the impact of the new state budget on a $1.7 billion order for additional state education spending.
Published: Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022 @ 1:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Court of Appeals has thrown out a retired trial judge’s order forcing state officials to transfer $1.7 billion out of the state treasury for education-related spending.
Published: Tuesday, December 14th, 2021 @ 12:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The original judge in North Carolina’s long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit disputes the notion that a judge can force other government actors to spend more money on education.
Published: Thursday, December 2nd, 2021 @ 5:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Local tech CEO bankrolls consultants, universities, and politicians in an effort to control the state's education spending and inserts a political agenda into the classroom.
Published: Sunday, November 21st, 2021 @ 8:05 am
By: John Woodard
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The General Assembly will convene its biennial session Jan. 13. They’ll talk about how to get the economy back on its feet, address a learning gap in education, improve access to quality health care at an affordable price, put together a tax and spending plan and begin the centennial redistricting p
Published: Tuesday, December 29th, 2020 @ 11:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The incomparable Mike Antonucci outlines National Education Association and American Federation for Teachers spending on the 2020 elections.
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2020 @ 3:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Judge David Lee, the overseer of the Leandro case, approved a plan Tuesday, Sept. 1, calling for millions more in education spending to meet North Carolina’s constitutional obligation to provide a sound, basic education to every child.
Published: Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 @ 3:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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This week, the plaintiffs and the defendants in the Leandro v. North Carolina case submitted their action plan to Superior Court Judge David Lee, who was appointed four years ago to oversee the state’s compliance with the 26-year-old case.
Published: Thursday, June 18th, 2020 @ 3:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As many predicted, the California-based consulting firm WestEd is recommending that North Carolina spend billions of taxpayer dollars on preschools and district schools to meet the requirements of the Leandro case.
Published: Sunday, December 22nd, 2019 @ 9:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As many predicted, the California-based consulting firm WestEd is recommending North Carolina spend billions of taxpayer dollars on pre-schools and district schools to meet the requirements of the Leandro case.
Published: Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 @ 7:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A long-anticipated report from an education consulting group suggests North Carolina should boost public school spending by at least $8 billion over the next eight years to satisfy its constitutional obligations.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2019 @ 8:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The U.S. Department of Education awarded North Carolina $10 million to bring more educationally disadvantaged students to charter schools, but state constraints on charters may make spending that money a challenge.
Published: Saturday, October 12th, 2019 @ 1:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Most North Carolina voters think the media has covered Robert Mueller’s investigation too much, but a majority also approve of Mueller’s performance as special counsel.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 3:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina's elementary and secondary schools are among the best in the country at delivering academic value for the tax dollars spent on them
Published: Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018 @ 3:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Stories about school supplies are a common feature of back-to-school reporting, and nearly all of them mention the fact that teachers spend their own money to prepare for the new school year
Published: Saturday, August 18th, 2018 @ 5:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Whether North Carolina pays its public schoolteachers at a level close or equal to the national average is one of the most-debated issues in state politics. Alas, it doesn't deserve to be
Published: Monday, July 2nd, 2018 @ 1:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In May, about 19,000 North Carolina teachers gathered in Raleigh to “Rally for Respect,” an event organized by the N.C. Association of Educators.
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2018 @ 11:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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What is the role of education in America? What is government’s role in providing that education
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2018 @ 6:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina legislative leaders released their agreed-upon budget proposal Monday, with votes expected to take place this week
Published: Monday, June 4th, 2018 @ 11:37 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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If money talks, then the state budget has a lot to say about education, health care, and public safety in North Carolina
Published: Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 @ 6:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Discussions around the revised 2018-19 budget have often focused on K-12 education spending
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 7:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The $23.9 billion state General Fund budget proposal reduces personal and corporate income taxes and increases education spending by nearly $700 million
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2018 @ 3:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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