Coalition Statement on Today’s Leandro Ruling

Justice delayed is justice denied. And our children have already waited long enough. Please read our statement on today's shameful Leandro ruling

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North Carolinians deserve to know whether Phil Berger's replacement will support funding the Leandro Plan, or whether they will continue to adopt his radical view that the General Assembly can ignore the parts of the state constitution they don't like.

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Lawmakers Question Cumberland School Leaders About Closings, Funding State lawmakers questioned Cumberland County school district leaders about school closings, funding gaps, and teacher retention on Friday.

A reminder that the budget challenges faced by Cumberland County (and every other school district across the state) are a direct result of the General Assembly's decision to give tax cuts to corporations instead of funding the Leandro Plan

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Wake schools will make more budget cuts. Here’s why it says they’re needed. The superintendent wants to ask commissioners for an increase of around $25 million. But he says that won’t meet all the needs.

It seems wild to not mention that these cuts would be unnecessary if lawakers simply did their job and funded the Leandro Plan. Why is that context unimportant, @keunghui.bsky.social?

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Our students deserve lawmakers who will fight for their constitutional rights. Sadly, such lawmakers are few and far between.

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Be sure to save the date for our Every Child advocacy day on Tuesday 4/21

Register here: bit.ly/April21EdAdvocacyDayNC

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Does NC Really Need Another Commission to Study Public Education?

Does NC Really Need Another Commission to
Study Public Education?

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What could be more critical than meeting our children's needs @ncgovernor.bsky.social?

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North Carolina families waiting on funding for equitable education, decades later In 2002, the Supreme Court of North Carolina ruled the state was violating the constitutional right to a sound, basic education and later set up a plan for remediation.

Thank you to the Daily Tar Heel for highlighting our students' continued wait for the state to provide them with the decent schools they are owed

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Why NC superintendents went to Wales to learn about community schools Explore the concept of community schools and their role in connecting families and services in an aligned educational system.

Reminder that the Leandro Plan would create a network of 800 community schools across the state. Almost 1/3 of all NC schools would be included

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NC Democrats, advocates warn of ‘child care crisis’ as more centers close Child care centers are closing at an increasing rate, making it harder for parents to find affordable options for their children.

It would be great if this story (and the speakers at the State of Child Care in NC roundtable) mentioned that the Leandro Plan calls for eliminating the Child Care Subsidy waitlist and ensuring a NC Pre-K seat for all eligible 4-year-olds

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DPI receives $11 million in federal funding for school mental health services “Mental health support is crucial for North Carolina’s public schools to fully support and nurture students,” said Superintendent Mo Green.

It would be great if the article mentioned that this is a drop in the bucket relative to schools' massive shortfall of mental health support staff, as documented in the Leandro case

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LEANDRO WATCH: It’s been 732 days without a ruling

Thank you to WFAE's James Farrell for highlighting our students' continued wait for a resolution in the Leandro case

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Two Years, No Leandro Ruling The next batch of North Carolina Supreme Court rulings aren’t scheduled to be released until March 20.

Two years, no Leandro ruling

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More coverage from yesterday's press conference

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Parents, educators ask for NC Supreme Court ruling over multi-billion Leandro lawsuit plan It's been two years since the court last heard arguments in the Leandro case. Parents, educators and education advocates are frustrated about the wait for a Supreme Court decision.

Thank you to all our friends and partners who came out today to demand resolution on Leandro

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2026 primary election: North Carolina House District 105 candidate answers questions about their stances, plans Primary Election Day in North Carolina is March 3, 2026

Thank you to NC House District 105 (Mecklenburg County) candidate Kelly VanHorn for identifying full funding for Leandro as her top policy priority

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Multilingual learners – Communities for the Education of Every Child NC

See how multilingual learners would benefit from the Leandro Plan here
everychildnc.org/multilingual...

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Miguel Cardona says expanding bilingual education is 'an economic imperative' at NC State event Miguel Cardona said leaders and policymakers need to uplift bilingual students and educators through funding, policy, and practice.

It feels like EdNC likes to keep this secret, but the Leandro Plan would be a gamechanger for multilingual learners

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On Air Today: Still Waiting on a Leandro Ruling - Chapelboro.com Public education advocates are raising concerns as a ruling on the Leandro case is still pending at the State Supreme Court.

Thank you to @wchlchapelboro.bsky.social for bringing on the great Ann McColl to discuss North Carolina students' continued wait for a Leandro ruling

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It is extremely discouraging that the State Superintendent and the State Board of Education aren't making full implementation of the Leandro Plan the centerpiece of their legislative agenda (as they are rquired to do by an open court order)

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Governor Stein Proclaims National School Counseling Week | NC Governor

@ncgovernor.bsky.social's proclomation for National School Counseling Week should have mentioned that the Leandro Plan requies the state to fund school counselors at the industry-recommended level of 1 counselor for every 250 students

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Via Keung Hui in the N&O's Under the Dome newsletter: "In 2022, the Supreme Court’s Democratic majority at the time upheld a lower court’s ruling that could lead to hundreds of millions of state dollars being transferred to support public schools. Republicans gained the court majority in the 2022 election and proceeded to block the money transfer and grant a request from GOP legislative leaders to rehear the case. GOP lawmakers, including Senate leader Phil Berger, maintain that the state constitution allows only the General Assembly to spend state dollars."

Journalists should explain the implications of Berger's radical view: it means that only the General Assembly gets to decide what is and what isn't constitutional. That's clearly not how our democracy was ever intended to function.

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Delays in Leandro case are hurting students, advocates tell N.C. Supreme Court • NC Newsline Education advocates, parents and teachers urged the North Carolina Supreme Court to enforce its Leandro ruling after a delay of almost two years.

We're two years into waiting for a Leandro ruling. The corruption of the Court is ossifying the continuing tradeoff whereby tax cuts for corporations are paid for by the unconstitutional underfunding of our schools

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Cumberland Schools Approves $1.3 Million Boost to Special Education Funding Cumberland Schools approved $1.3 million for special education funding to address staffing shortages and growing service demands.

Important context: State lawmakers owe Cumberland Co Schools approximately $17.8m for students with disabilities. The county is having to divert money from other important priorities because legislators won't do their jobs, and it's kids who continue to pay the price.

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New documentary offers a look at how the community school model can support transformative growth Find out how P.W. Moore Elementary exemplifies the community school model, fostering learning and growth for every child.

Community schools are amazing! That's why the Leandro Plan requires the state to create a network of 800 community schools across the state (and why it's a tragedy that EdNC fails to remind its audience that state politicians are shirking this legal and moral obligation)

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GCS says $19.5M is needed to sustain devices for all students next year At a school board meeting this week, officials laid out several challenges as the district’s iPads, Chromebooks and laptops begin to reach the end of their usable lives.

In a world where school funding effort is last in the nation and state leaders are ignoring the court order to fully fund the Leandro Plan, districts struggle to maintain basic services for students

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Huge shout out to @billyball.bsky.social for this great Leandro explainer (even if it involves listening to him sing some Backstreet Boys 😉)

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Op-Ed: We Should All Be Concerned About the House Select Committee on Property Tax Reduction and Reform A Durham County commissioner warns efforts to reform property taxes could undermine public schools and other local services.

Our long-time friend, Durham County Commissioner Michelle Burton, with a great op-ed on NCGA efforts to limit local tax authority: "Better yet, they could fund the Leandro Plan, for which the NCGA owes Durham Public Schools approximately $71 million."

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Join us at the NCGA in 2026! – Public Schools First NC

Join us at the next one, February 11 at 11am
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