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Billy Ball Explains NC: GOP judges issue a devastating ruling for public schools


By throwing out the Leandro case, Republican justices on the NC Supreme Court have dealt a major blow to public schools. So what now?

HUGE breaking news, North Carolina. The Republican-dominated state Supreme Court just threw out the Leandro case. It is a devastating blow for public education in this state. Let me tell you why.
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Written by Billy Ball
Edited by Kim Lawson
Video produced by Melanie Duran

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  • Billy Ball is Cardinal & Pine’s senior newsletter editor. He’s covered local, state, and national politics, government, education, criminal justice, the environment, and immigration in North Carolina for almost two decades. His reporting and commentary have earned state, regional, and national awards. He’s also the founder of The Living South, a journalism project about the most interesting people in the American South.

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