Head of the Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction
According to the October Carolina Journal Poll (formerly Civitas Poll), Mo Green’s lead over Michele Morrow for State Superintendent of Public Instruction has narrowed to 2.5 percentage points. In September, Green…
With just two weeks remaining before election day, the race for State Superintendent of Public Instruction is still undecided. According to the October Carolina Journal Poll (formerly Civitas Poll), Democratic…
State test scores show slight improvement over last year’s scores but still trail prepandemic levels. The hard work of teachers and students should be recognized; however, problems remain, achievement gaps…
Republican Paul Newby has taken over as chief justice of the N.C. Supreme Court and head of the state’s judicial branch. Rick Henderson analyzes Newby’s likely impact as chief justice…
… you must not have read yesterday’s blog entry. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson didn’t make up that number. Nor did Republican lawmakers or dastardly conservative think tankers.…
A unanimous N.C. Supreme Court sided with State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson in his power struggle with the State Board of Education. It’s one of two losses the…
Senate leader Phil Berger’s office has produced a document bolstering Berger’s case in a dispute with State Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson. Here’s the news release from Berger: Document…
Ever wonder how much your county’s school superintendent gets paid? The Rowan Free Press published this data in 2013, but as the General Assembly begins drafting its budgets for the…
Carolina Journal’s Barry Smith has a fascinating story today about the view of choice and parental control over education decisions espoused by state Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson. State…
Yesterday, I mentioned that Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest sent a letter to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. June Atkinson that asked the NC Department of Public Instruction to answer…
From the press release: Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest today released a 67 question letter to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. June Atkinson, outlining a series of unanswered questions he…
I was in the process of writing a scathing commentary on Bill Harrison’s comparison between Great Depression and Great Recession education spending when I came across the elementary school matching…