Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies, discusses the N.C. General Assembly’s attempt to end tenure, or career status, for public school teachers in the state. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
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