Ah, the saga of June Atkinson vs. Beverly Perdue continues. It appears Atkinson — who was famously and publicly dissed by Perdue as nothing more than the state’s education “ambassador” — didn’t really know the extent to which she was being pushed aside until after the governor’s news conference, writes Ruth Sheehan of the News & Observer. From Sheehan’s story:
Atkinson and I finally met Thursday afternoon.
Atkinson said she didn’t know about Harrison’s appointment until a few hours before the news conference. She said she didn’t understand until later just how vast his authority will be. Hence, her letter.
How legislative leaders will respond remains to be seen. Basnight has said he wishes the superintendents were appointed but doubts voters would agree to give up their vote. He’s probably right.
