This was deliberate.
It’s a budget line.
You just saw the data. Here’s where it gets decided, and here’s how to show up.
One. $600M this year, $6.5B by 2033 going to private schools with no background checks, no curriculum standards, no publicly reported test scores.
Two. Public schools starved of the $5.6B the Leandro plan would have sent. Same court just dismissed the case on party lines.
Same building. Same budget. One election fixes both.
One call. One question. That's it.
Your state senator and house member vote on the budget that funds this. The NC short session opened April 21... voucher expansion and property tax amendments are in play right now. Call them.
"Hi, I'm [name] from [county]. I'm calling about the Opportunity Scholarship program. I'd like to know why private schools receiving public money have no background check requirements for staff, no curriculum standards, and no publicly reported test scores. I'd like my representative to support accountability measures for any school that receives state funding. Thank you."
Read it off your phone. They don’t know who you are. They just log that a constituent called.
The plan is ready. The court killed the case. Not the plan.
In April 2026, the NC Supreme Court dismissed Leandro... the 32-year case that would have sent $5.6B to the schools that need it most. 4–3. Party line.
I built this site so you could see the problem with the system. I’m tired of watching the legislature starve public schools while pouring billions into a voucher program with no accountability. And then acting surprised when the numbers come out.
I’m Andy Bowline, running for NC Senate District 31. I’ll vote to implement the Leandro plan and add the accountability the voucher program should have had from day one. If I’m on your ballot, I’d love your vote. If you’re not, find the candidate in your district who’ll do the same and vote for them. (hint: they probably have a D next to their name)
Courts change. Legislatures change. Pay attention to both.
Justice Anita Earls’ seat is on the NC Supreme Court ballot this year. She was one of the three votes to keep Leandro alive. Lose that seat and the court tilts further from the constitution it’s supposed to enforce. Protecting it is the whole ballgame in 2026.
And keep watching the statehouse. Riders, line items, conference committee math... if you’re not watching, they’re counting on it.
You did the reading. The next step is just the calling.