What candidates for NC schools superintendent said in our voter guide questionnaire
This fall, North Carolina voters will decide whether to elect Democrat Jen Mangrum or Republican Catherine Truitt to be the new superintendent of public instruction.
The state superintendent is in charge of the state Department of Public Instruction and oversees the state’s public schools. North Carolina has 1.5 million students attending public schools.
Mark Johnson was elected superintendent in 2016. But he’s not running for reelection after unsuccessfully running this year in the Republican primary for lieutenant governor.
See what Mangrum and Truitt said is their top priority, how the state should respond to the Leandro school funding court case and how they’d interact with the rest of the statewide elected officials on the Council of State. Plus read about their education, work and civic involvement.
How to access full voter guide
For our North Carolina voter guide, we compiled candidate information and responses for more than 90 races, including statewide and congressional elections and many key races in the Triangle and Charlotte areas.
Go to either the News & Observer voter guide at newsobserver.com/voter-guide, the Charlotte Observer voter guide at charlotteobserver.com/voter-guide or the Herald-Sun voter guide at heraldsun.com/voter-guide.
For more North Carolina government and politics news, listen to the Domecast politics podcast from The News & Observer and the NC Insider. You can find it on Megaphone, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts.
This story was originally published September 22, 2020 at 4:19 PM with the headline "What candidates for NC schools superintendent said in our voter guide questionnaire."
