‘Moral failure’ or ‘proper pathway’: Partisan lines divide NC leaders on Leandro decision

By: Ahmed Jallow

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: April 2, 2026

Words: 682

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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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 in the long-running case.

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 courts, but with …

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