What They Killed | Leandro | Andy Bowline D31

The Comprehensive Remedial Plan

$1.2B

more $$ where kids need it most

More money for kids who need more help

A kid in poverty gets roughly the same state funding as a kid in a wealthy district. This changes the formula so counties that need more get more.

Source: WRAL ("What is the Leandro Plan?"); CRP summary

$743M

a nurse in every school

A nurse, a counselor, a psychologist in your kid's school

Industry says 1 counselor per 250 students. NC averages 1 per 359. This funds the people your kid's school is missing.

Source: WRAL; CRP summary

$562M

no caps on kids who need help

Special education without funding caps

There are caps on how many kids get special ed funding. The plan removes the caps and increases the per-student amount.

Source: EveryChildNC (Students with Disabilities); CRP

$62M

stop the revolving door

Support for new teachers so they don't quit in year 3

Mentoring for new teachers in the schools that need them most. Hiring people and watching them leave isn't a strategy.

Source: WRAL; CRP summary

$30M

train teachers where they live

Grow-your-own teacher programs for rural districts

Train teachers where they live so they stay where they're needed. This is how Stokes stops losing teachers to Guilford.

Source: WRAL; CRP summary

Plus another $3B:

Pre-K expansion (Smart Start fully funded, NC Pre-K expanded)
Funding for counties with smaller budgets up ~50%
School capital bonds
All NCVPS online courses free (no more districts paying for AP access)
Competitive teacher and principal salary increases

Source: EveryChildNC (Rural Students); CRP; Governor's CRP summary

What It Would Have Meant for District 31

Now

$45M budget deficit
350+ employees laid off
$11.3M owed to the state
Community fundraising to cover the gap
48th in per-student spending

After Leandro

$458.2M in state funding (+$107.1M/yr, +31%)
$8,478 per student (+$1,982)
422 more teachers
126 counselors. 59 nurses. 40 psychologists. 100 social workers.
At-risk funding up 177%
LEP funding up 191%
$1,305/educator in professional development

Source: EveryChildNC K-12 Impact Tool (Forsyth, 4/21/2022). "Almost $100 million" per Kris Nordstrom, NC Justice Center.

Now

$40.6M in state funding. $7,227/student.
4% local salary supplement (vs. Wake's ~$9,800/teacher)
Can't compete for teachers
Rural students locked out of courses
Higher tax rates, less revenue

After Leandro

$57.2M in state funding (+$16.7M/yr, +41%)
$10,196 per student (+$2,969)
63 more teachers. 19 counselors. 10 nurses. 7 psychologists.
At-risk funding up 320%
Supplies/textbooks up 140%
Grow-your-own teacher pipeline
All AP/online courses free via NCVPS

Source: EveryChildNC K-12 Impact Tool (Stokes); EveryChildNC Rural Students page; CRP.

The courts won't save us. So we do it at the ballot box.

Elect It

The courts are done. Elect people who'll fund schools because it's right, not because a judge made them. State house. State senate. Every seat.

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Protect It

Keep Anita Earls in 2026. Flip two seats in 2028. This court killed Leandro. The next one doesn't have to look like this one.

Current court: 5R-2D. Earls (D) up in 2026 vs. Sarah Stevens (R). Three R seats up in 2028: Newby, Barringer, Berger Jr. Win 2 of 3 = 4-3 D majority.

Demand It

They had $600M+ for vouchers. They killed the case that would have funded your kid's school. Ask your legislator why.

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