Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, discusses a Civitas Poll that finds dissatisfaction with Gov. Roy Cooper and local school districts over reopening of school buildings to students. Stoops offered these comments for a Feb. 1, 2021, report on WNCT. Watch the full report here: https://www.wnct.com/on-your-side/school-watch/online-originals-poll-shows-disapproval-of-gov-cooper-school-districts-on-handling-schools-re-opening/. Learn more about the Civitas Poll results here: https://www.johnlocke.org/polling/voters-disapprove-of-gov-coopers-handling-of-school-reopening-during-covid-19/.
Locke’s Terry Stoops analyzes Civitas Poll on Cooper, local districts and school reopening
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