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How the fight to fund NC’s public schools became the 30-year Leandro struggle

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In 1994, low-income school districts sued the NC legislature over paltry funding. The saga known as the Leandro case became a snarl of court rulings and legislative obstruction that is still unresolved.
NC teacher pay and per-student funding

Report: NC teacher pay and per-pupil funding are in a dismal place

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In a dismal new report, a libertarian think tank finds that NC teacher pay and per-student public school funding ranks near the bottom of the nation. 
4-day school weeks

4-day school weeks grow in popularity across the US, but what are the effects?

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School districts in rural places are increasingly turning to 4-day school weeks, but there's mixed data on how the change impacts students. 
EDUCATION - Cardinal & Pine

Video: Charlotte teacher shares impact of Border Patrol arrests

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A Charlotte teacher shared a video about the impact of this weekend’s border patrol arrests on the East Side community. Classrooms were empty because many kids are scared, and families are shaken.
Right-wingers are SEL in NC schools

Right-wingers in NC are now targeting SEL, or ‘social-emotional learning’ in schools

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After years of targeting things like "critical race theory" and education on racial injustice, right-wingers in NC have a new enemy in SEL.