Education Spending

Forsyth County teachers and nonprofit leaders packed a county commission meeting this week, urging leaders to increase funding for schools and local services in next year’s budget.

North Carolina's budget stalemate continues, in part because Democratic Governor Roy Cooper and the Republican-led legislature can't agree on spending for public education. For this week's fact check, WFDD's Neal Charnoff speaks with Politifact reporter Paul Specht, who gives us some background on what is known as "The Leandro Case."