Extensive research and rulings in the leandro case have unequivocally shown that for decades, the state has not fulfilled its basic constitutional obligation to children across the state. Governor’s commission and adopted by this court For nearly 40 years the public school forum of north carolina has served as an indispensable and nonpartisan champion of better schools We bring together individuals and institutions from business, education and government to study education issues, develop ideas, seek consensus, and ultimately inform and shape education policy. North carolina continues to fail to meet its constitutional obligation to ensure a sound basic education for every child, but the leandro school funding case that our state continues to navigate has provided our state’s leaders with a comprehensive plan to make necessary targeted investments in our public schools. Like all assassins, they want their killing of leandro to be done quietly, behind the scenes and cloaked in darkness.
It is based upon what the research tells us is needed for students to receive a sound basic education: An assessment and accountability system that reliably assesses multiple measures of student performance against the leandro standard and provides accountability consistent with the leandro standard
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