Judge getting update on NC school funding equity plan

A North Carolina judge wants an update on why a funding roadmap designed to reduce public education inequities among students hasn’t been carried out so far. Superior Court Judge David Lee scheduled a court hearing for Monday in the long-running “Leandro” school funding case. He's said that the legislature and Gov. Roy Cooper should fully fund the remedial spending plan, in particular by earmarking $1.7 billion through mid-2023. Republican lawmakers and the Democratic governor are still in state budget talks that include K-12 spending. Lee wrote last month he was prepared to issue “judicial remedies” if he didn’t see concrete action by Monday.