Plaintiffs in the Leandro school funding lawsuit want Republican N.C. Supreme Court Justice Phil Berger Jr. to recuse himself from the case.
Published: Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 @ 5:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments during the week of Aug. 29 in the long-running Leandro school funding case.
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2022 @ 4:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The judge in North Carolina’s long-running Leandro school funding legal dispute calls for state government to spend an additional $785 million on education-related items.
Published: Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 @ 1:13 pm
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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One line in a new court order could mark a major new development in the long-running legal battle over education funding in North Carolina. The line strikes at the heart of a constitutional dispute about $1.7 billion that has reached the state’s highest court.
Published: Monday, March 28th, 2022 @ 2:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The legal dispute over $1.7 billion in court-ordered N.C. education funding will head back to a Wake County courtroom on April 13. The new judge overseeing the dispute set that date during his first online meeting Thursday with lawyers involved in the case.
Published: Saturday, March 26th, 2022 @ 5:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Published: Friday, March 25th, 2022 @ 12:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The judge in the long-running Leandro school funding case could issue an order as early as three weeks compelling the General Assembly to fully fund a court-ordered plan drawn up by California-based consultants.
Published: Monday, November 15th, 2021 @ 9:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolinians support Governor Roy Cooper’s push for increased school funding, higher teacher pay raises and affordable healthcare by wide margins, a new poll release Friday shows.
Published: Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 @ 8:45 am
By: Governor's Office
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These developments give many North Carolina conservatives pause. And for good reason.
Published: Thursday, November 21st, 2019 @ 8:32 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants charter schools gone, but several prominent N.C. and national advocates for charter schools say the presidential contender is out of touch with voters.
Published: Friday, October 25th, 2019 @ 3:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Once again teachers will descend on the state capital to call for more public school funding, Medicaid expansion, and a $15 minimum wage for all school workers.
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019 @ 1:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court on Monday heard another round of arguments over school funding - this time whether county commissioners or General Assembly lawmakers are responsible for guaranteeing sufficient spending
Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 @ 9:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Flexibility was the word of the day in a meeting of the Joint Legislative Task Force on Education Finance Reform
Published: Saturday, February 3rd, 2018 @ 9:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Time for Constructive Dialogue about District School Facilities
Published: Saturday, December 30th, 2017 @ 2:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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You've heard the claims: charter schools take money and resources from public schools, have little accountability and don't perform as well as their public school counterparts
Published: Sunday, October 29th, 2017 @ 6:01 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Politicians and policy analysts clashed Tuesday over school construction costs and who should pay
Published: Sunday, October 29th, 2017 @ 3:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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That’s what I’d tell NC Policy Watch crybabies who continue to assert the policies of Republican legislators don’t support public education
Published: Sunday, July 9th, 2017 @ 12:07 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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After proclaiming May 8-12 Teacher Appreciation Week, Governor Cooper is calling on the legislature to support his budget’s funding for school support personnel
Published: Tuesday, May 9th, 2017 @ 9:45 am
By: Governor's Office
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Class Size Controversy puts Budget Flexibility at Risk
Published: Wednesday, April 12th, 2017 @ 10:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's current method for funding public schools favors wealthy counties over low-income areas, according to a new study from the state legislature's Program Evaluation Division
Published: Friday, December 30th, 2016 @ 9:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Another Charter School Funding Victory
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2016 @ 2:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Fact checking WRAL's teacher pay documentary
Published: Tuesday, August 9th, 2016 @ 5:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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By a 60-49 vote, the state House on Thursday passed a bill that would temporarily remove five of North Carolina's lowest-performing public schools from their districts, placing them instead under the supervision of an Achievement School District
Published: Saturday, June 4th, 2016 @ 6:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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School choice has always been one of the core principles of the state and national Republican Party
Published: Friday, September 11th, 2015 @ 2:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Where does the money for our K-12 public schools come from? You.
Published: Thursday, June 12th, 2014 @ 1:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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One of the unique characteristics of education funding in North Carolina is the fact that a relatively high percentage of revenue comes from state sources. According to National Education Association estimates for the 2013-14 school year, the national average share of state revenue for public...
Published: Friday, May 23rd, 2014 @ 2:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Local governments should focus on using existing revenues more efficiently, monitoring the effectiveness of school funding, and simplifying rules for land use and zoning. Those are three key recommendations in the John Locke Foundation's new City and County Issue Guide 2014.
Published: Sunday, February 16th, 2014 @ 2:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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