Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, responds to state government’s report that almost $800 million of a $1.7 billion Leandro education spending order remains unfunded. Stoops offered these comments during the April 5, 2022, edition of Spectrum News 1’s “Capital Tonight.”
Locke’s Terry Stoops reacts to report that $800 million of $1.7 billion Leandro order is unfunded
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