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Re: Atkinson running again

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:05:25 -0400

Corrected.

— RTB

Re: Atkinson running again

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:24:46 -0400

I'll check that tomorrow. In the meantime, I've removed the reference to the graduation rate.

— RTB

Re: Atkinson running again

dahedgehog — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:20:01 -0400

Also, how much longer til we get rid of this position?

Re: Atkinson running again

dahedgehog — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:16:09 -0400

59.4%? Do you mean 69.4%?

Atkinson running again

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:05:10 -0400

June Atkinson is running for re-election.

The state superintendent of public instruction, who has been in office since 2005, said her campaign will focus on increasing the state's graduation rate, which is 69.4 percent.

"We are educating the millennials, young people who have grown up with technology," she said. "To engage them in learning, we have to take advantage of the tools they consider second nature."

She said she would also focus on improving professional development for teachers.

Atkinson will participate in the state's new public campaign financing for her office and two other statewide posts.

She could face Eddie Davis, president of the N.C. Association of Educators, in the Democratic primary. Davis has said he is considering a run, but has not publicly decided yet.

Correction: An earlier version of the post misstated the graduation rate.