Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, discusses the deal between Gov. Roy Cooper and legislative leaders to reopen North Carolina’s public schools for in-person instruction. Learn more here: “Cooper, lawmakers announce school reopening deal.”
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