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Education funding litigation that originated 30 years ago has returned to North Carolina’s highest court. The state Supreme Court held oral arguments but didn't immediately rule again Thursday in the case barely a year after it ruled on whether a trial judge could move taxpayer money to address schooling inequities statewide without the express approval of legislators.

More arguments in education funding litigation that goes back nearly 30 years are scheduled for early next year at the North Carolina Supreme Court.

A local North Carolina judge had the power to transfer large amounts of taxpayer dollars from government coffers to state agencies to carry out a plan to address longstanding education inequities, the state Supreme Court ruled on Friday.

A memorial service will be held this month for Judge David Lee, who presided for several years over a far-reaching North Carolina school funding case and…

The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear the Leandro case this week. It's the fourth time the 28-year-old case over equitable school funding will go…

A North Carolina judge is considering whether to order the state to hand over almost $2 billion in public school funding. The Leandro school funding court…

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."