NC Justice Center analyst Kris Nordstrom on the legislature’s refusal to fully fund public schools

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: March 31, 2026

Words: 153

Last Updated: 4 months ago


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One of the most remarkable, and in the minds of many, most shameful, developments in North Carolina public policy over the last three decades has been the failure of state leaders of both parties to fulfill their constitutional duty to provide all children in the state with access to a sound basic education. It’s now been over thirty years since the state Supreme Court clearly established the existence of such a right in …

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