/tags/mark-johnson Mark Johnson en-US Copyright Sun, 16 Feb 2020 13:24:00 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-02-16/confederate-monument-back-in-limbo-plus-bloomberg-and-sanders-show-up A judge this week reversed a settlement between the UNC System and the Sons of Confederate Veterans, making the fate of the mangled Silent Sam statue… Sun, 16 Feb 2020 13:24:00 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-02-16/confederate-monument-back-in-limbo-plus-bloomberg-and-sanders-show-up Jeff Tiberii /news/2020-02-04/officials-spar-over-limits-of-state-superintendent-of-educations-power When North Carolina voters go to the polls on Super Tuesday, they will be faced with making a preliminary selection on who should be the next… Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:26:09 GMT /news/2020-02-04/officials-spar-over-limits-of-state-superintendent-of-educations-power Cole del Charco /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-01-10/state-superintendent-makes-istation-purchase-billionaire-candidates-spend-big The state superintendent made a $928,000 emergency purchase that stoked the fight with the state board of education over what tool schools should be using… Fri, 10 Jan 2020 22:56:06 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-01-10/state-superintendent-makes-istation-purchase-billionaire-candidates-spend-big Jeff Tiberii /education/2019-12-16/superintendent-70k-students-promoted-despite-reading-skills North Carolina's superintendent of public instruction is alleging that more than 70,000 third-grade students have been wrongly promoted since 2014 even… Mon, 16 Dec 2019 17:52:23 GMT /education/2019-12-16/superintendent-70k-students-promoted-despite-reading-skills Associated Press /education/2019-10-08/outreach-or-campaigning-state-superintendents-messages-draw-some-parents-ire Michelle Burton is a library media coordinator at an elementary school in Durham. On a normal day, she helps teachers and students with computers, manages… Tue, 08 Oct 2019 19:47:46 GMT /education/2019-10-08/outreach-or-campaigning-state-superintendents-messages-draw-some-parents-ire Cole del Charco /education/2019-08-27/after-years-of-challenges-jones-county-opens-state-of-the-art-school Jones County has seen its share of destruction and economic challenges. It was one of the poorest counties in North Carolina, even before Hurricane… Tue, 27 Aug 2019 12:56:52 GMT /education/2019-08-27/after-years-of-challenges-jones-county-opens-state-of-the-art-school Cole del Charco /education/2019-05-30/nc-superintendent-launches-anonymous-school-safety-reporting-app At the start of the next school year, North Carolina middle and high school students will have a new tool to report threats to school safety. State… Thu, 30 May 2019 17:57:35 GMT /education/2019-05-30/nc-superintendent-launches-anonymous-school-safety-reporting-app Elizabeth Friend /education/2019-01-18/pendulum-could-swing-again-for-standardized-tests-in-nc-schools State Superintendent Mark Johnson and the Department of Public Instruction are taking steps to reduce the amount of time North Carolina students spend… Fri, 18 Jan 2019 16:06:25 GMT /education/2019-01-18/pendulum-could-swing-again-for-standardized-tests-in-nc-schools Liz Schlemmer /education/2018-08-02/chair-of-nc-state-board-of-education-to-leave-post The chairman of the State Board of Education is leaving his post. Bill Cobey submitted his resignation to the Department of Public Instruction this… Thu, 02 Aug 2018 21:47:11 GMT /education/2018-08-02/chair-of-nc-state-board-of-education-to-leave-post Liz Schlemmer /education/2018-07-03/state-superintendent-and-state-board-of-education-still-at-odds-over-court-ruling Tension between State Superintendent Mark Johnson and the State Board of Education has not improved since the Supreme Court handed down its ruling in a… Tue, 03 Jul 2018 15:20:43 GMT /education/2018-07-03/state-superintendent-and-state-board-of-education-still-at-odds-over-court-ruling Liz Schlemmer