David Lee, judge who oversaw school funding case, dies at 72
2 years, 2 months ago

David Lee, judge who oversaw school funding case, dies at 72

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MONROE, N.C. — 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 ordered last year that taxpayer money be spent on student inequities. Lee died Oct. 4 at his Monroe home of complications from cancer, according to an obituary posted online by Gordon Funeral Service & Crematory. Lee, a Superior Court judge, oversaw litigation called “Leandro” since late 2016. In November, Lee directed that $1.75 billion be moved from state coffers to government agencies to fund a remedial spending plan to help provide a constitutionally mandated “opportunity for a sound basic education” for at-risk children and those in poor regions.

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NC judge drops price to cover school plan, omits spend order
2 years, 7 months ago

NC judge drops price to cover school plan, omits spend order

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina judge on Tuesday cut the amount of money needed to comply through the middle of next year with a step-by-step plan to address state educational inequities. “Accordingly, this court cannot and shall not consider the legal issue of the trial court’s authority to order state officers to transfer funds from the state treasury to …

NC judge: No explanation for replacement in ‘Leandro’ case
2 years, 9 months ago

NC judge: No explanation for replacement in ‘Leandro’ case

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A retired judge who has managed longstanding litigation on K-12 education spending in North Carolina for years said he’s received no direct explanation why he’s not handling the next portion of the case. Superior Court Judge David Lee has been overseeing the lawsuit called “Leandro” since late 2016. But this week state Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul …

Judge: N Carolina must spend $1.75B to narrow education gap
3 years, 1 month ago

Judge: N Carolina must spend $1.75B to narrow education gap

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina trial judge on Wednesday ordered the state to pay out $1.75 billion to help narrow the state’s public education inequities, angering Republicans who said the directive usurps lawmakers’ constitutional authority over state coffers. The state Supreme Court ruled in 2004 in the Leandro lawsuit — named after an early student plaintiff — that while …

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