MARY ANN WOLF: A school finance system providing adequate, equitable and efficient resources for every child
Monday, March 15, 2021 -- What is a sound basic education? Over the past 25-plus years, rulings in North Carolina's landmark school funding court case -- known as Leandro -- have defined what a sound basic education looks like. It includes baseline student abilities around reading, math and physical science as well as being able to make informed choices in their communities. They must also be well-equipped to be able to compete in both college and career and become gainfully employed citizens.