Beer & Doughnuts: The Two Things That Most Define Mark Johnson’s Tenure As State Superintendent

Sure, there are many things that can be listed that help to “mark” the tumultuous tenure of Mark Johnson’s career as the state superintendent of North Caroina.

iStation, ClassWallet, DPI reorg, HB17, lawsuit, Read to Achieve, being a lawyer, Deep State, Common Core, ncsuperintendent.com, iPads, ISD, that sunshine mascot thing, glossy fliers, emails, shallow surveys, etc.

But there are two things that most define Johnson’s time in Raleigh: beer and doughnuts.

From today’s News & Observer concerning the recent meeting of the Governor’s Task Force on COVID-19 and the state’s response to coronavirus:

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Beer.

And you need something to eat as well. From 2018:

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Doughnuts.