Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, discusses the significance for N.C. public education of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s decision not to run for U.S. Senate. Learn more here: “Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson says ‘no’ to U.S. Senate run.”
Locke’s Terry Stoops highlights educational impact of Mark Robinson’s Senate decision
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