Leandro

Sunday marked two years since the Leandro school funding case was last heard in court — and the state Supreme Court still has not issued a decision. It’s the latest delay in a case that goes back to 1994 — and nobody really knows what the holdup is.

More than 700 days after the North Carolina Supreme Court last heard arguments in the nearly 32-year-old Leandro school funding case, there’s still no ruling.

The latest batch of rulings from the state Supreme Court once again didn't include a decision on the decades-old Leandro case for school funding.

It’s been a year since the state Supreme Court heard the latest round of arguments in the long-running Leandro school funding case, and there’s still no ruling.

The Education Law Center recently released its annual report on how much each state funds its public schools. North Carolina once again ranked near the bottom.

The Leandro case, filed 30 years ago, is still working its way through the courts. The plaintiffs, including Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, sued the state for more money to fulfill the state constitution’s guarantee of a sound basic education. “World-altering” is a bit hyperbolic, but this really is a huge deal for North Carolina’s education system.

North Carolina Democrats and public education advocates blasted the Senate budget plan Tuesday, saying it shortchanges public schools.

A North Carolina appeals court has blocked enforcement of parts of a trial judge’s order that demanded $1.7 billion be spent by state agencies to address public education inequities. The majority on a three-judge panel hearing a request by the state controller agreed Tuesday that Superior Court Judge David Lee crossed the line by appropriating money.

A North Carolina trial judge has ordered the state to pay out $1.75 billion to help narrow the state’s public education inequities. The move angered Republicans who said the directive usurps lawmakers’ constitutional authority over the state coffers.

The Leandro case started in 1994 when families from five low-wealth counties sued the state, claiming North Carolina was not providing their students with the same educational opportunities as students in higher-income districts.