32 years in court. $5.6 billion owed. $0 delivered.
The case was Leandro v. State. Courts said every kid deserves a sound basic education. Experts wrote the fix. On April 2, 2026, the Supreme Court killed it, 4-3.
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The plan is 300 pages. It still works.
Pre-K through 12th grade. Teacher pay, class sizes, counselors, funding formulas. Written by national experts the state hired. Still right. Still unfunded.
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Since then, the legislature made it worse.
Since the plan was written, the legislature has cut the corporate tax rate to 0% by 2030, expanded vouchers to $600 million a year, and killed the court case that would have enforced it. NCAE's educators are picking up where the courts left off.
Kids Over Corporations