Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation vice president for research, critiques a left-of-center advocacy group’s report that claims N.C. charter schools are leading to resegregation of traditional district schools. Stoops offered these comments during the March 21, 2018, edition of Spectrum News’ “Capital Tonight.”
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