Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation vice president for research and director of education studies, discusses recent developments in the long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
JLF’s Terry Stoops analyzes recent developments in Leandro school funding lawsuit
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