US EditionNorth Carolina Supreme Court throws out longtime suit over education funding
The 4-3 ruling ends a 30-year fight and leaves school funding decisions to the legislature, not the courts.
- On Thursday, the North Carolina Supreme Court dismissed a $5.6 billion school funding plan, ending a long-running legal effort to address constitutional inequities in public education.
- Initiated in 1994, the Leandro lawsuit argued the state failed to provide a "sound basic education," sparking three decades of litigation regarding funding for low-wealth school districts.
- Chief Justice Paul Newby wrote for the majority that the judiciary lacks authority to resolve policy disputes or set education spending, asserting that constitutional appropriations power rests solely with the General Assembly.
- Democratic Gov. Josh Stein criticized the ruling, stating it "slammed" the door on students, while the North Carolina Association of Educators condemned the dismissal as a "moral failure."
- With authority now resting with the General Assembly, critics warn that North Carolina remains 49th in per-pupil investment, potentially perpetuating educational disparities for students across the state.
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‘Moral failure’ or ‘proper pathway’: Partisan lines divide NC leaders on Leandro decision • Asheville Watchdog
Democratic leaders and education advocates blasted the North Carolina Supreme Court Thursday after it voided years of rulings in the long-running Leandro education case, but conservatives and Republicans applauded the reversal. The 4-3 decision didn’t void the initial Leandro ruling that the North Carolina Constitution grants all students the right to a sound basic education. But it did rule that control of school funding lies not with the court…
NC Supreme Court throws out longtime suit over education funding
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday threw out longtime litigation over education funding in the state, a decision that’s likely to keep intact the power to decide how much money to spend and where with the legislature,…
My Turn: I condemn NC Supreme Court decision in Leandro case
(Editor’s note: The North Carolina Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday ends the long-running Leandro school funding litigation. The court ruled 4 to 3 and voided the 2022 ruling that had ordered the transfer of funds toward the state’s court approved school improvement plan, leaving funding authority with the General Assembly.) I want to put North Carolina’s children first, and the GOP once again has proven that our kids aren’t their priority. …
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