Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of education studies, discusses the N.C. General Assembly’s decision to add five days to the state’s public school calendar. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 448).
JLF’s Terry Stoops examines N.C. lawmakers’ recent decision to add five days to the school year
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