All of these priorities (teacher pay, instructional support positions, etc) are part of the Leandro Plan that they’re supposed to be advocating for (and nothing in the Leandro Plan is conditional on revenue availability) #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

All of these priorities (teacher pay, instructional support positions, etc) are part of the Leandro Plan that they’re supposed to be advocating for (and nothing in the Leandro Plan is conditional on revenue availability) #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

“Altogether, the state received 92 applications totaling nearly $2 billion” It would be great if the article had mentioned that, under the Leandro Plan, state leaders were supposed to issue a $2bn school construction bond #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

Under the Leandro Plan, state leaders were legally obligated to improve teacher diversity by implementing the recommendations from Gov Cooper’s DRIVE Task Force. It’s unclear why the story below withholds this relevant information. #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

It's great to read about the ingenuity & resiliency of school leaders finding new ways to deliver basic mental health services to students. But again, it would be great if articles like this would note how the Leandro Plan would address these issues if legislators would simply fund the Plan #ncpol

One way to help WSFCS emerge from their budget challenges is to support the full funding of the Leandro Plan. If legislators met their constitutional obligations to students, WSFCS's budget hole would not exist #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

The Leandro Plan calls for increased funding for the Child Care WAGE$ and Infant Toddler Educator AWARD$ programs that provide educational attainment-based salary supplements for early childhood educators. #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

It's disgraceful that legislators are leaving town without a comprehensive budget that fully funds the Leandro Plan #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

A comprehensive budget must fully fund the Leandro Plan, right?

Under Leandro, the state is obligated to study subsidy rates and fund a system that is aligned with actual costs and eliminates the waitlist. NCGA leaders have shirked that constitutional obligation. It's unclear why journalists fail to consider this relevant context. #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

Under the Leandro Plan, NC schools would have the resources to offer these programs that are so important for students and their families, especially in the Plan's 800 community schools #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

It's wild that nobody mentioned the existing comprehensive plan that addresses these priorities #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

Still no Leandro ruling today. Next possible date looks like December 12 #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

Thanks to @theassemblync.bsky.social for highlighting our students' long overdue wait for Leandro. The story is well worth reading Three important points we'd like to add (1/4) #ncpol

Thanks to @theassemblync.bsky.social for highlighting our students' long overdue wait for Leandro. The story is well worth reading Three important points we'd like to add (1/4) #ncpol

The biggest consequence is that 1.5 million public school students continue to have their constitutional rights violated because lawmakers are failing to adhere to the court order calling on them to fully fund the Leandro Plan. It's unclear why @dawnbvaughan.bsky.social forgot this. #ncpol

Thanks to @amyediaz.bsky.social for having me on @885wfdd.bsky.social to talk about my favorite subject: Leandro. The NCGA continues to ignore the court order to fully fund the plan, creating a crisis for our schools and our constitution. #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

Under the Leandro Plan, state funding for children with disabilities was supposed to increase by 53% and teacher pay was to be made competitive with other college degree requiring professions #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

Under the Leandro Plan, the state was supposed to hire community school coordinators at the 800 highest-poverty schools in the state in order to ensure more students have access to the community supports they deserve #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

If NCGA leaders did their job and funded the Leandro Plan, we'd have community schools in the 800 highest-poverty schools across the state #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

Thanks to our partners @publicschoolsfirstnc.org for hosting this fantastic event with @anitaearls.bsky.social spotlighting Leandro #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

A HUGE thank you to @abreezeclayton.bsky.social for clearly laying out what Leandro is all about and why it's so important #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

A late budget is common. What's not common is to see legislators wantonly violating court orders. It's not common for a legislator's son to be ruling whether his dad is violating the constitutional rights of 1.5 million students. Neither should be overlooked or normalized. #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

Local leaders in WSFCS clearly made some costly budget mistakes. But it's maddening to see no accountability for the state leaders who are denying WSFCS of over $100m in annual funding that the district is owed under Leandro #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

Thank you to WFAE's James Farell for providing his readers with a brief Leandro update. We only wish he had mentioned that state leaders are under an active court order to fund the plan, which they continue to violate. #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

The only reason this problem exists is because the NCGA is ignoring an active court order to fully fund the Leandro Plan. Please let your readers know. It’s unfair to assume that they’re all ed policy experts #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

It would be great if articles about issues that would be solved by the Leandro Plan would mention that these are issues that would be solved by the Leandro Plan. Of course, the Plan dramatically increases funding for supplies and teacher pay. Seems relevant! #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

Sadly, the New Hanover Co School Board is unwilling to even ask state leaders to fulfill their constitutional obligation to provide constitutional funding for schools. Are they're scared of the NCGA's vindictive leaders or do they not think their students deserve their constitutional rights?

The N&O's story about the General Assembly's "mini-budget" has a whole section about "What’s not in the mini budget." Somehow, it fails to mention funding for the Leandro Plan. We'd love to understand why Leandro fails to garner a mention, @dawnbvaughan.bsky.social #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

By ignoring the court order to fund the Leandro Plan and generally failing to do their jobs, legsilators continue to violate the constitutional rights of 1.5 million public school students. It would be great if #ncpol stories would mention this outrage. #LeadWithLeandro

Students are back this week. We'd like to know what's the latest with Leandro? State officials are under an active court order to fund the Leandro Plan. Are they meeting that obligation? If not, why not? What consequences will they face? These are weighty questions that NCians deserve answers to

The Leandro Plan aligns with this reasearch, calling for expansion of the TAs to Teachers and restoration of teacher assistant funding that was decimated this past decade #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

Community schools are a proven model for helping students and communities thive. The Leandro Plan would fund 800 community school coordinators across the state #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

Shout out to Wilmington's Rachel Keith of WHQR for lifting up the biggest issue in the biggest area of state government! #ncpol

While we applaud Chairman Davis's efforts to lift up the amazing work going on in our public schools, we respectfully disagree that anti-public-school myths are a bigger issue than the unfortunate reality: legislators continue to violate the constitution by under-funding our schools #ncpol

It's oddly rare these days to see the word "Leandro" used in the #ncpol press, so we're happy to shout it out when reporters decide to mention the biggest issue in the biggest part of the state budget. Thank you Matthew Sasser from @ncinsider.bsky.social.

As a reminder, the General Assembly is subject to an open court order, requiring them to fully fund the Leandro Plan. The courts have been clear that the General Assembly is continuing to violate the constitutional rights of our state's 1.5 million public school students. #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

The N&O's story about the General Assembly's "mini-budget" has a whole section about "What’s not in the mini budget." Somehow, it fails to mention funding for the Leandro Plan. We'd love to understand why Leandro fails to garner a mention, @dawnbvaughan.bsky.social #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

Be sure to join us NEXT Wednesday, 7/30 for our Youth Advocacy Day. Meet us at 9am at 228 W Edenton St (Edenton Street Church), before heading to the NCGA around 10 #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

Be sure to join us NEXT Wednesday, 7/30 for our Youth Advocacy Day. Meet us at 9am at 228 W Edenton St (Edenton Street Church), before heading to the NCGA around 10 #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

"Despite a Supreme Court mandate in the Leandro case, Republican lawmakers continue to ignore their constitutional duty to provide a sound basic education...This is more than a funding problem. It’s an accountability problem." #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

The Leandro Plan would have dramatically increased state funding for school supplies. These drives are necessary only because the NC General Assembly is violating a court order to fund the Plan. #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

NCGA members are ignoring a court order to fund the Leandro Plan, thus violating the constitutional rights of 1.5 million students. How does this scandal not warrant mention in a piece on the NCGA's unfinished business, @lauraleslie.bsky.social? #ncpol

Join us Monday in Raleigh at 11am to tell Thom Tillis to protect healthcare and education Sign up (and sign the petitions) here: www.mobilize.us/downhomenc/e... #ncpol

Join us Monday in Raleigh at 11am to tell Thom Tillis to protect healthcare and education Sign up (and sign the petitions) here: www.mobilize.us/downhomenc/e... #ncpol

We're officially five years old! Old enough to start attending an underfunded kindergarten. We would have gone to NC Pre-K, but the NCGA has violated numerous court orders that severely limit this great program's availability #ncpol

This draft strategic plan seems to be missing something #LeadWithLeandro

Gov. Josh Stein’s Task Force on Child Care and Early Education has yet to hear about Leandro. Learning the basics of what our state constitution calls for should be the foundation of this Task Force's work #ncpol #LeadWithLeandro

URGENT ACTION NEEDED! Help us protect public schools and stop the billionaire-backed voucher scam. Contact NC Senators Tom Tillis and Ted Budd TODAY and let them know that you reject this wasteful scheme and abuse of public funds. www.budd.senate.gov/contact/ www.tillis.senate.gov/email-me #ncpol

Leandro is a nonpartisan issue, but thank you to the NCDP for highlighting Leandro's 31st anniversary and explaining how the General Assembly is blocking overdue improvements to our public education system. In addition to contacting your legislators, please also contact @ncgovernor.bsky.social