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Superior Court Judge David Lee has been overseeing the lawsuit called 鈥淟eandro鈥 since late 2016. But this week state Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby instead assigned special Superior Court Judge Mike Robinson to evaluate school spending in a new state budget law in light of Lee's November order directing $1.75 billion be moved from state coffers to government agencies.
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North Carolina's justices have agreed to accelerate the process to determine whether a trial judge had authority to order $1.75 billion in taxpayer money be spent to address inequities in the public schools.
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This week in state politics saw another significant development in the Leandro Case, while Governor Roy Cooper blocked an election law from going into effect. Host Jeff Tiberii reviews the latest happenings with Aisha Dew and Mitch Kokai.
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A North Carolina judge has scheduled a hearing this week that could conclude with him taking the extraordinary step of ordering $1.7 billion be spent on addressing inequities in public education.
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The state House and Senate have reached a deal on the budget. In our weekly political discussion, Clark Riemer and Aisha Dew share their optimism about a possible spending deal with the governor. Meanwhile, the ongoing negotiations could be impacted by a Leandro remediation order, and Democrats on Capitol Hill must now decide what to work on first.
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A new commission tasked with giving input on a decades-long court case with broad implications for public education in North Carolina met for the first鈥
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A North Carolina superior court judge will hold a hearing Wednesday on whether the state is providing every student with the opportunity for an adequate鈥
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Attorneys for some low-income school districts say the state is failing on its commitment to provide all students with a sound, basic education.The鈥
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North Carolina's Supreme Court justices heard arguments Tuesday morning over whether the state's pre-kindergarten program must be expanded to reach more鈥