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Legislative leaders argue for new state Supreme Court review in Leandro case

Top leaders of North Carolina’s General Assembly have filed their official request for the state Supreme Court to take another look at the 29-year-old Leandro education funding lawsuit. A judge has ordered $677 million in new education spending tied to a Leandro plan.

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Wilson school board appeals pension-spiking ruling to top NC court

The Wilson County school board hopes North Carolina’s top court will take up its case challenging an application of the state pension-spiking law. An August court ruling could force Wilson schools to pay an additional $400,000 to help fund a former assistant superintendent’s retirement.

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Leandro education funding case could head back to NC’s highest court

Lawyers for North Carolina’s top legislative leaders have signaled that they will seek a new state Supreme Court review of the long-running Leandro education funding case. A footnote in a court filing Friday mentions lawmakers' plan to ask the high court to bypass the state Appeals Court in the latest Leandro dispute.

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New group seeks to expand supply of private schools in NC

Doug Turpin has a personal story about how a school can change its values quickly, without parents being fully apprised. That experience led Turpin to found a new group, Coalition for Liberty, that seeks to established new classical model schools that are apolitical, among other objectives.

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