This budget leaves nearly half of this year’s Leandro Plan unfunded and must be rejected.
This budget leaves nearly half of this year’s Leandro Plan unfunded and must be rejected. Budget writers must get back to work and present the people of North Carolina with an education budget that meets the bare minimum of what students are owed under our constitution.
The courts – under both Democratic and Republican judges – have been clear: the Leandro Plan is not a menu from which policymakers get to pick and choose. It’s a comprehensive plan that must be enacted in-full to provide students with the education they are owed.
The research has been clear: what state leaders have been doing is not enough. Budgets – like this one – that fail to prioritize our children have been moving our state backwards for over a decade. The resources exist. We must simply make the investments that will allow our all of our children to flourish.
And finally, we have been clear: the Leandro Plan is not an aspirational goal. It’s the bare minimum of what our students are owed. We will continue to hold accountable any lawmakers who fail to provide students with the schools they are owed.
Read more of our budget analysis here.
Every Child NC is a community-led, statewide coalition of organizations, parents, teachers, and students who advocate for every child’s constitutional right to a sound, basic education.
We have local experts and education advocates across the state available to talk about our advocacy day and the impacts of Leandro on the public education system.
For more information email Cristo Salazar: cristo@everychildnc.org or call 919-802-2366.
The courts – under both Democratic and Republican judges – have been clear: the Leandro Plan is not a menu from which policymakers get to pick and choose. It’s a comprehensive plan that must be enacted in-full to provide students with the education they are owed.
The research has been clear: what state leaders have been doing is not enough. Budgets – like this one – that fail to prioritize our children have been moving our state backwards for over a decade. The resources exist. We must simply make the investments that will allow our all of our children to flourish.
And finally, we have been clear: the Leandro Plan is not an aspirational goal. It’s the bare minimum of what our students are owed. We will continue to hold accountable any lawmakers who fail to provide students with the schools they are owed.
Read more of our budget analysis here.
Every Child NC is a community-led, statewide coalition of organizations, parents, teachers, and students who advocate for every child’s constitutional right to a sound, basic education.
We have local experts and education advocates across the state available to talk about our advocacy day and the impacts of Leandro on the public education system.
For more information email Cristo Salazar: cristo@everychildnc.org or call 919-802-2366.