As reported yesterday by many outlets, Mark Johnson announced a reorganization at the Department of Public Instruction, one of the many results of a recent court case that took over a year to settle and an audit that cost over a million dollars which said that DPI was underfunded. Alex Granados of EdNC.org published the … Continue reading About That ReOrg at DPI And What The Hell Is a Deputy Superintendent of Innovation?
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Our State Superintendent Will Rally, Just Not For Public Schools
Rally (noun) – 1a : a mustering of scattered forces to renew an effort 2: a mass meeting intended to arouse group enthusiasm (merriam-webster.com) The following tweet came from our state superintendent on June 25th of this year. It is the right of every American to come together and peacefully speak out for an issue. What someone rallies for speaks … Continue reading Our State Superintendent Will Rally, Just Not For Public Schools
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How Easily Supt. Johnson Could Have Prevented the Recent Department of Public Instruction Purge…
...but it would mean going against the wishes of those who control him, and it would also break tradition of actually serving the public school system. From WRAL's Kelly Hinchcliffe this past June 29: State Superintendent Mark Johnson announced Friday that the Department of Public Instruction is eliminating 61 positions – 40 employees and 21 … Continue reading How Easily Supt. Johnson Could Have Prevented the Recent Department of Public Instruction Purge…
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The State Superintendent Meets With Privatizers on Monday, Then 40 People Were Laid Off at DPI on Friday
On Monday, Johnson was busily entertaining former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and a multitude of other politicians who have made it their job to privatize public education in North Carolina. On Friday, he laid off 40 people from the Department of Public Instruction due to a budget cut made by many lawmakers in the same … Continue reading The State Superintendent Meets With Privatizers on Monday, Then 40 People Were Laid Off at DPI on Friday
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“Less Than Stellar” – The State Superintendent Is Right
“Less than stellar.” That’s what State Superintendent Mark Johnson said about his recent comments concerning teacher pay in rural counties. It’s one of the first times that he has been correct in gauging his performance as the top public school official in the state. But in truth, Johnson’s entire tenure as state superintendent has been … Continue reading “Less Than Stellar” – The State Superintendent Is Right
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Not Ready to Lead: Mark Johnson’s Empty List of Accomplishments
After almost one full year in office, Mark Johnson has shown that he is not ready to be a leader. In fact, he seems rather satisfied with going around in circles. The State Superintendent's most recent op-ed on EdNC.org entitled “North Carolina Public Schools: Accelerating into 2018” is simply a long extended comparison between the … Continue reading Not Ready to Lead: Mark Johnson’s Empty List of Accomplishments
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A Response to Mark Johnson’s Latest Missive – With Help From Ricky Bobby
Dear Supt. Johnson, I read with great interest your recent op-ed on EdNC.org entitled “North Carolina Public Schools: Accelerating into 2018” (https://www.ednc.org/2017/12/20/north-carolina-public-schools-accelerating-2018/). And after reading your long extended comparison between the state’s school system and a fine-tuned race car, I found myself suffocating from the exhaust. Why? Because what you said in that op-ed is … Continue reading A Response to Mark Johnson’s Latest Missive – With Help From Ricky Bobby
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The State Superintendent Needs Someone to Speak For Him – Someone Who Speaks With Details Is Preferred
State Superintendent Mark Johnson has begun to use the $700,000 of tax payer money given to him by the NC General Assembly to begin hiring people who can help carry out his nebulous, amorphous, and ambiguous agenda that has been long in the making but short in the doing. That $700,000 dollars is specifically for … Continue reading The State Superintendent Needs Someone to Speak For Him – Someone Who Speaks With Details Is Preferred
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Not Saying Much With a Lot of Words – The Disappointing Interview With State Superintendent Mark Johnson
In what might be a first in the nine months that he has been in office, North Carolina State Superintendent Mark Johnson gave an interview that was accessible to the average North Carolinian. In “‘Fighting the status quo’: Inside the combative world of NC’s new public schools chief,” Johnson offers some explanation of his vision … Continue reading Not Saying Much With a Lot of Words – The Disappointing Interview With State Superintendent Mark Johnson
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Principals Need More Respect Than This
If you want to look at the reason why a school performs well, then look to the relationships that surround the people: student, teachers, parents, community, staff, and what might be one of the most underappreciated roles in public education – the principal. The responsibility of a principal is hard to even describe, much less … Continue reading Principals Need More Respect Than This
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