School cuts go before judge
Today, a judge will examine what happens when an economic crisis leads to school budget cuts, and whether that jeopardizes the constitutional right of North Carolina children to obtain a basic education.
In the latest of many hearings in the long-running Leandro lawsuit, attorneys for five poor counties will argue that cuts in the legislature’s $19.7 billion budget do harm to that constitutional guarantee.
The lawyers have cited budget reductions, including a $124 million cut passed to local school districts, a 20 percent cut to the More at Four preschool program, and the elimination of teacher training money and online courses for high school students.
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