Dr.Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation vice president for research and director of education studies, discusses the N.C. School Boards Association’s attempt to renew a lawsuit involving school technology funding. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
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