Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation vice president for research and director of education studies, discusses JLF’s reaction to and recommendations for North Carolina’s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
JLF’s Terry Stoops discusses N.C. response to COVID-19 pandemic
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