From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 673: North Carolina lawmakers head back to Raleigh later this month. They will focus much of their attention during this year’s legislative session on state education policy. John Locke Foundation Director of Research and Education Studies Terry Stoops outlines policies legislators should adopt to help boost education freedom in the Tar Heel State.
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