Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation vice president for research and director of education studies, reacts to the May 16, 2018, public school teacher walkout and rally in downtown Raleigh. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
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