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I do not agree with Leandro v. State decision because each county is different in their needs for funding. This decision I believe is saying that each county will get a certain amount of money for the school year to pay their teachers or for their classrooms. The counties in North Carolina are different and have different needs. some already may be well equipped in the classroom but underpaying their teachers a great day and vice versa.

Anna Byrnes

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YES - I agree with the Leandro v. State decision

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YES - I agree with the Leandro v. State decision

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I do agree with the Leandro v. State decision because the result is that North Carolina gets a "sound basic education" which means that they will give children access to high-quality education before the child even gets to kindergarten. The Court lists four different opportunities that will improve education throughout North Carolina. This will provide a better education for students overall.

Elizabeth Browning

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No- I do not agree with Leandro v. state decision

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No- I do not agree with Leandro v. state decision

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I do not agree with the Leandro v. state decision because each state and county is different based on their funding needs. Each county has different student activities and organizations. Some student activities may need more funding than the other.
The counties in North Carolina are equipped differently. Some schools may have enough textbooks and the others do not.

-Kirby Lee

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I do agree. Today if you give districts the same funding that would not demonstrate equity. Some districts need more money than others. Some districts have the materials already, and some don't. Giving the same funding would not give the districts the same opportunity because in the end, schools would still not be equal. Some schools need to  rise and get new materials while some schools already have them. Schools need different things. Each school should get the funding based on what they need. This is equity.
-Alyssa Rightmyer

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Yes, I agree with the Leandro vs. State decision

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Yes, I agree with the Leandro vs. State decision

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Every school should have funding to provide equitable educational benefits to their students. The amount should be based on the number of students and the need of the students (i.e special education)  As I stated on my worksheet, "if the school district is dependent on the personal property taxes to fund the schools and they are located in low-income areas that do not generate as much money as greater-income areas, there is a funding discrepancy. That funding discrepancy can prohibit those school districts from providing equitable educational benefits to the students due to the lack revenue in that particular county."  Students should not be punished for living in lower-income areas because that is all their parents can afford. All children should be given an equal opportunity to succeed.
-Jess Luna

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I do not agree with this ruling because the NC Supreme Court did not do enough for under privileged school districts. Although the constitution of NC does not say this, I believe that every student in NC should have the equal opportunity to resources for their school districts. I come from a very poor, rural area and my school had the bare minimum for students. I agree with Leandro and company because I think every child should have equal opportunity to a great education regardless of where they live.
Stroud Winstead

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yes, i agree with the Leandro v. State decision

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yes, i agree with the Leandro v. State decision

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I do agree with the Leandro v. State decision because this means children will have better education. It also means students will have “the opportunity for a sound basic education.”This is important because education is one of the most important things to function in today society. Overall, I think Leandro v. state was a good decision because of all the improvements on education as a whole.
-cassdi

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No, I do not agree with the Leandro v. State decision

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No, I do not agree with the Leandro v. State decision

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I do not agree with this ruling because equality does not equate to equity. Different school districts have different needs, and therefore, require different levels of funding. Some schools have more disadvantaged students and require more special equipment or materials to accommodate these students. Not all school districts reap in the same amount of funding. It is not fair to the students who live in poorer areas to be limited with their educational opportunities because of a lack of adequate funding. The one shoe fits ideal is not realistic and will all the richer schools to flourish while the poorer ones continue to suffer.

Rachel Brown

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In an overall sense I do agree with the decisions made in the Leandro v. state case. I think it is important that all students have equal access to a basic education. However, I think there is more than a basic education that children need. So while I agree with equal education in the sense of everyone receiving the same basic education, children need more than that. Students spend more time with their educators and at school than they do at home, so it is important that their needs are met at school and this may go beyond just a basic education. School should be able to provide for their students needs beyond education and some locations or counties may require more funding than others. Some counties are simple more impoverished than others.

~Mary Burroughs

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No, I do not agree with Leandro v. State

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No, I do not agree with Leandro v. State

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In North Carolinas constitution it states that every student has a right to a "sound, basic education". This case tried to use that umbrella term to say that all counties have equal access to funds to provide each student in NC that. I hope that we can all agree that is simply not the case. Someone mentioned above that equality does not mean equity and I could not agree more. Just because all students have access to public school, does not mean that each school will provide the same quality of education to said student. Schools in at risk areas are constantly over looked and the funding is simply not there. Time and time again they have been ripped off by the state and that is simply wrong and only hurting students.
- Katelyn Chavis

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The Leandro v. State decision stated that it was unconstitutional for each school to receive equal funding as that did not equate to equitable conditions for students. As many people in the disagree side have already noted, different counties require different needs. Leandro v. state established that it was the state of NC's responsibility to determine the individual need of the school and distribute state and federal funding appropriately so that EVERY student within NC had the best, equitable chance to receive a basic sound education.

I also agree with the guidelines that the court set down that properly define what a basic sound education consisted of. It eliminated further court cases over whether or not the schools' were properly providing and education by setting a baseline of "Can the student do ______, ______, and ______?"

Andrew Ross

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I agree because Leandro v State allows North Carolina to have a high quality educational system.  It allowed North Carolina to determine the different needs between the different schools.  Every school is unique in its own way therefore different schools need different things.
-Jake Mason

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Different school districts need a different amount of funding. Some districts may need way more funding compared to others because they could be an area with many low-income families or the district may have more organizations. Each district is wanting different materials, activities, organizations, etc. Each school district is different with how much money they need and they should be given different amounts.

Savannah Rogers

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Yes, I do agree with Leandro v. State Decision

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Yes, I do agree with Leandro v. State Decision

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I have to say that I agree with The North Carolina Supreme Court decision on the Leandro v. State court case. I believe this because the supreme court gave all children that resides in North Carolina will have a fundamental state constitutional right to an "opportunity to receive a sound basic education." The Supreme Court also offered four different opportunities for children to meet the needs and requirements of a sound basic education for students to succeed. Education has to be one of the most important responsibilities in today's society in order to function for the future and the decision of the Leandro v. State court case is able to provide each school the certain materials, supplies, and necessities they need because every school in each district is unique and different for the students to be able succeed and be given an equal educational opportunity. The North Carolina Supreme Court gave the best decision that would not only improve education altogether, but distribut

Brooke Chapin

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I do agree with the Leandro v. State decision. No matter what school it is, they should be funded properly to ensure that each student gets a good quality education.

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Personally I do agree with the decision of the Leandro v. State case. I believe this ruling helped the quality of the North Carolina education system. It allowed NC to be able to fund schools in different manners due to each one being unique and having needs in different areas of their school.

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I do agree with the Leandro v. State decision. I believe all schools should have proper funding no matter what. To give the kids the best they can get.

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N0- I do not agree with the Leandro V. State decision

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I disagree with the decision because the different counties throughout North Carolina are going to have very different needs, which means having a set amount of funding for each county means that a lot of those counties are going to have teachers that are underpaid, and programs that will be under funded.

- George Johnson

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I disagree because school districts all need different funding based on where they are located. Based on where they are and what each district wants should determine the funding, if they are in a low income area they should get more funding to help education in that area.
- Aaron Snyder

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I disagree with Leandro v. State decision 

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I do not agree with the verdict of Leandro v. State. Counties across each state differ in many aspects. One county may not be as wealthy as another county. Therefore, the low-income county may need more funding in order to enhance their education system.
- Brianna Galstad