Pre-Kindergarten Program – North Carolina

Court lifts cap on poor children in Pre-K program, By Anne Blythe and Lynn Bonner, August 21, 2012, Charlotte Observer: “A Wake County judge was within legal bounds when he ruled that 2011 legislative changes to the state’s pre-kindergarten program violate the constitutional right to a sound, basic education for all North Carolina schoolchildren, according to the state Court of Appeals. The unanimous ruling was issued Tuesday morning, adding another twist to a protracted legal battle about the future of the state’s pre-kindergarten education for poor children. Superior Court Judge Howard Manning acted within his authority to lift legislative limits on the pre-kindergarten program the ruling said…”