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Yes, I completely agree that schools deserve more funding. It saddens me that this has been an ongoing court case for almost 30 years. Prices of everything, everywhere are going up. I have seen first hand teachers wanting to do things with their students or get new supplies that they have to use their own money for. Down to the books they have in the classroom for their students. This all costs money. I have seen old materials that have been passed down from teacher to teacher that now have missing pieces, are faded, and sometimes falling apart. When I ask the teacher if they think they would be replaced they would respond "With what money?". I feel like the big people that are in power, who make all of the big bucks, don't "see a problem" because they are not there to see it. They look at numbers and percentages all day but could care less about the children, the young minds, this is effecting. These children are our next generations. They deserve the best education they can get. And yes, that does come with a price. They said in the video that students need to be at school to learn. An enriched and welcoming environment it the first step in helping children have the want to be in school. Making school fun and learning exciting is the next step. Then, the rest can be fostered through interactions with staff. Schools that have not had upgrades in 10+ years are not very enriched or welcoming and I'm sure the supplies in the room are old and work. This makes it difficult to make learning fun for the students. All of this could be fixed with more money added to the budget.

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I agree with the Leandro v. State decision. This decision did not only give all students the right to a basic education, but it upheld the idea that inadequate funding makes a sound education inaccessible. My reform is based on funding and through all of my research I have found evidence from many studies that show how much performance jumps in lower wealth students when they are given proper funding. This case and its decision began the journey to equitable funding by supporting the fact that without proper funding, a proper education can not be had.

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I completely agree with Leandro v.State. Working in the school system, i see so many teachers struggling to get need materials due to the lack of funds and having to sacrifice "fun" lessons due to the lack of supplies. So many teachers go out and by materials for their classroom, which is hard considering the price of so much is going up and NC has one of the lowest paid teacher salaries in the US. It's sad this case has been going on for 40 years with no real solution and no action being enforced. There are so many projects out there that suppose to be raising funds for the school system but yet no one has seem the money.

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I agree with Leandro v. State. As a school social worker currently working in two Title I schools in one of the counties mentioned in the lawsuit, I see the disparities first hand within the school district I work in. An example of this would be in our more affluent school's the students have high end eco friendly buses with air conditioning and across the street from the schools are high end grocery stores and eating establishments that the students frequent before school and at lunch. On the flip side you we have schools in the low socio-economic areas of town, the buses are frequently breaking down are not nice and new like the affluent neighborhood schools. Across the street you have rundown housing or a corner store. The buildings are run down and full of mold. The parking lots are full of potholes and the playgrounds are substandard to the affluent neighborhoods. As a school social worker I make it my duty every year to coordinate to get school supplies, Thanksgiving and Christmas for as many students in both of my schools as possible. I also partner with churches to get backpack buddies for students to take home food on the weekends so they are not hungry. It breaks my heart knowing that our schools do not have the resources they need to function properly here in North Carolina. Our students deserve better and the staff working in the public school system deserves better.

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I 100% agree with the decision made in the Leandro vs state case. While being in the classroom the past two years I have seen teachers ask for supplies for their room and not receive any due to the school not having enough money in their budget. I have seen teachers spend hundreds of their own dollars to supply their classroom. As well as first year teachers getting very little to supply a first year classroom. With the decision the court made to make sure students get a “sound basic education” It will help students be supplied with materials and education that will help them succeed. This decision will also give students an equal opportunity at succeeding in the classroom.

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Yes, I agree with the Leandro v State ruling. I believe that funding for schools should be equitable regardless of your location, or the families financial status. Seeing the large gaps in income levels in our state, it is not right that those in a higher income level area would be afforded a better education just because of that. The state of NC owes it to the children to provide all with equal opportunities to the same education level, so that all students have the same opportunities to education. Students nor teachers should have to go without because of a lack of funding.

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I agree with the ruling of Leandro v. State. I do not think it's fair that the quality of child's education is dependent upon the wealth of the family and community into which that child was born. It completely goes against the educational purpose of equity and the right to have a sound basic education. With this ruling, efforts are being made to to ensure that all students have the right to educational equity.

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I do agree with the decision in the court case as every student deserves an equal opportunity to succeed in life. It is not the fault of the child how much money their family has or where they live so they shouldn't have to face the brunt of it with a poor education. I also agree with the rules they set in place on what a child should know and learn in school so that it sets a clear precedent that every child's education matters and the teachers and parents and adminstration know that.

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I agree with the Leandro v. State decision. On average, per-pupil spending indicators are positively connected with better or higher student results. In certain studies, the magnitude of this effect is bigger than in others, and increased financing appears to matter more for some students than for others. Clearly, other factors, such as how the money is used, may minimize the impact of spending on student results. To put it another way, money must be used intelligently in order to reap rewards. Money does, however, matter in direct studies of the link between financial resources and student achievements.

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I agree with the decision of Leandro V. State. Students should receive quality education no matter their social class, demographics, race, etc. A child has no decision in where they live or where their parents work. They are literally born into those situations. Currently working as a teacher assistant within the public school system, I see first hand families struggling to get the child the basic needs for not just learning but day to day living. I agree with this ruling because it brought light to funding being used. Nothing in the world is free. Students should be provided the opprotunity for equal education because they need to learn to be prepared for adulthood. Providing adequate funding to schools could be the only positive thing some student ever get to experience. Not to mention teacher salary is not great so them having to provide supplies for their classroom should not be coming from their monthly earnings. The school system should focus more on providing equal opportunities for all students because they do not make the decisions for how they live they just go to the school within that area.

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I agree with the Leandro v. State decision I believe each child should get the same amount of education no matter where they come from or what race they are. When a child goes to school all they want to do is learn and make friends. It's absolutely not the child's fault and they can't help who they are from or what they may and may not have. I also feel as if the funding to the schools should go directly to the teachers so the teachers could get what they need for their classrooms. Working in the school system myself is very upsetting seeing the teachers have to come out of pocket to get materials for their classroom and students. I think the school systems should ask around about how others counties do when it comes to funding to help out each other.

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Yes, I agree with the Leandro vs State decision as I believe it is the responsibility of public education to offer every child the opportunity to succeed in their schooling. This means schools need to be funded appropriately in order for their not to be a huge discrepancy on the quality of education based on Zip code. The NCLB and ESSA acts can be seen to build upon the Leandro court decision to raise the standard of education for the currently underserved students enrolled in our schools.

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I agree with the Leandro v. State decision because ALL students should have the equal opportunity to a proper education. This also means that schools should be funded so they can provide the resources to meet the needs of ALL students to guarantee their success. Students schooling should not be depicted on their families income status. A change needs to happen within school funding because if it keeps going at the rate it is now, our future generation may suffer.

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I agree with the Leandro versus State decision due to the fact that all students deserve the right to have a high-quality and equal education, regardless of their social class or area in which they live. Students do not control the decisions of their parents, such as how much money that they make or where they have decided to live. Since children have no regard in these decisions, they should not be put at a disadvantage in their educational journeys due to their school districts access to funding.

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Yes I agree with Leandro v. State's decision, because education should not be dependent on the amount of income their family receives. Schools should be an equal academic playing field for all students and give them all equal opportunities. Schools can't provide the same quality of education without adequate funding to provide those necessary resources.

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No, I don't agree with the court's decision. My first reason is that they stated: "That neither school districts nor counties have any constitutional right to equal funding." But, they go on to say that every child in NC has a constitutional right and opportunity to receive a sound basic education. My question and opposition to this is that yes, we all agree that every student should have the opportunity to receive a sound basic education but if you say that it is not constitutional that every school get an equal amount of funding then how does teachers and school still receive the funds needed to provide that sound basic of education because it is never specified. It is not fair to continue to raise taxpayers' dollars, we see that does not work. We need to find out where our taxpayer's dollars are going first and adjust that, not raise taxes on these people who struggle with paying it in the first place. Secondly, I oppose the decision made by the court because on paper it sounds wonderful, yet there is nowhere in the court decision that states exactly what will be done to provide the students with the sounds of mind education that they continue to use in the courtcourt'ssion.

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I support the court's decision in the Leandro v. State case, but can also understand the reasoning for the case. I do support the findings of the court that all children have the right to the opportunity for a sound basic education. I feel like the children in our state should have equal access to the same level of education. While the courts ruled that the counties and the school systems do not have the right to equal funding, I feel that the funding for each school system should be more equitable especially since many of the counties who do not have a larger tax base to pull from contains a larger portion of lower economic population, minorities, and other populations who require more funding per student in order for them to have an equitable education. At this point the educational system is funding and controlled at both the state and local level. The only way that the school systems would ever be on equal funding was if the state took total control over the education system. This could increase income taxes and sales taxes throughout the state in order to pay for this move and I do not believe that the counties want to give up their say in how their school system is run.

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Yes, I support the Leandro decision because it provides the right to an "opportunity to receive a sound basic education." I believe the Leandro ruling provides children and youth with all the opportunities necessary to become an adult possessing the four sufficient abilities as described in the Leandro v State pdf.

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Yes I support the decision made in the Leandro v. State decision because a child (and sometimes the parents) cannot help where they are born or where they must go to school. Every student should have the same opportunities no matter what school they attend.

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Yes, I agree with the fact that the funding for the schools was equitable regardless of their area or the family's monetary status. It totally conflicts with the instructive reason for value and the option to have sound base schooling. I concur with the standards they had set up what the youngsters ought to definitely be aware of and learn in school so it set a reasonable trend that each kid's schooling matters and the educators, guardians, and executives know as well.

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I do not fully agree with the decisions. The first decision states that neither school districts nor counties have a constitutional right to equal funding and the second decision states that each child in North Carolina has a constitutional right to the “opportunity to receive a sound basic education.” The decision goes on to list what constitutes “sound basic education.” I would specifically like to focus on #4 in that list which reads “sufficient academic and vocational skills to enable the student to compete on an equal basis with others in further formal education or gainful employment in contemporary society.” If schools aren’t entitled to equal funding, how can we prepare our students to be on an equal playing field in their future endeavors? If the goal is to enable students to compete on an equal basis with others, then all school districts and counties should hold the right to receive an equal minimum amount of funding that would allow students across the state access to the same basic support systems and materials.

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No, I disagree with the Leandro v. State decision to argue with unequal funding depending on their community wealth. It has been proven students in higher privileged areas are set for success, compared to low-income areas tending to repeat the habits of their community. Public school funding reflects your level of education, teachers' motivation to work with specific wages, as well as the level of safety within. I believe the article makes invalid points, that lack the true benefits of creating equal education through amounts of funding. It is not stated the exact plan to extinguish these issues. With the current state of inflation, our tax money seems to go elsewhere and not into our school systems. The meaning of Equality needs to be taught in different aspects, in order to allow the teaching of equality in everyday life. This article goes on to show no solution to dismissing these issues, this fight has continued for the last 50 years with no solution. This idea is just another failed attempt to fix the North Carolina education system, putting us back even further from change.

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The Leandro V. State case was a case that stood for the quality of education that students were receiving.  The case argued that despite higher than average tax rates, schools in the counties of Hoke, Halifax, Robeson, Vance and Cumberland County ended up with lower than average tax revenues. What this meant was that these school districts did not have enough money to provide an equal education for their children. This also meant that they could not compete with wealthier school districts in terms of teacher pay, special services or educational materials. The Court went on to rule that all children residing in North Carolina - have a fundamental state constitutional right to the "opportunity to receive a sound basic education." Even though in essence the court ruled that school systems did not have a right to equal funding, children still have the right to the opportunity for sound basic education.