NC Justice Center analyst Kris Nordstrom on the legislature’s refusal to fully fund public schools

One of the most remarkable, and in the minds of many, most shameful, developments in North Carolina public policy over the last three decades has been the failure of state leaders of both parties to fulfill their constitutional duty to provide all children in the state with access to a sound basic education. It’s now been over thirty years since the state Supreme Court clearly established the existence of such a right in the landmark Leandro case, but since then, elected leaders have found one excuse after another for ignoring it. Thankfully, a cadre of dedicated researchers and advocates continues expose and push back against this unconstitutional inaction and this past week, Newsline caught up with one that group’s most persistent voices – North Carolina Justice Center senior policy analyst Kris Nordstrom. Click here to listen to the full interview with North Carolina Justice Center senior policy analyst Kris Nordstrom.

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NC Justice Center analyst Kris Nordstrom on the legislature’s refusal to fully fund public schools is an episode from NC Policy Watch by NC Policy Watch.

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This episode was published on Mar 31, 2026.

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