The Leandro Comprehensive Remedial Plan, a 2021 proposed public school funding plan to ensure North Carolina meets its educational standards as outlined in the state constitution, called for $5.5 billion over eight years.
In Alamance County, the plan would have allocated $56.7 million to the Alamance-Burlington School System — a 38% budget increase as of 2022 — and $15.7 million to early education programs by 2028.
However, in early April 2026, the North Carolina Supreme Court overturned previous rulings and officially dismissed the 1994 Leandro lawsuit that inspired the 2021 remedial plan. The state Supreme Court asserted in a 4-3 decision that the courts are not authorized to force state funding without legislative approval…