Judge: North Carolina’s unfunded education mandates total $677.8M

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North Carolina still owes schools $677.8 million toward education for this school year and last school year, a state superior court judge ruled this week.

Judge James F. Ammons Jr. largely sided with low-income school systems and state officials, over state lawmakers and the legislatures Fiscal Research Division, in his ruling dated Monday.

The money would go toward things like early childhood education, special education and expanded support for economically disadvantaged children, principal and assistant principal pay, among other efforts.

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