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Prior to his election as state superintendent, Johnson was a member of the Forsyth County School Board, taught at West Charlotte High School for two years with Teach for America, and served as a high-tech lawyer for a Winston-Salem-based corporation.^[2]^[3]{{dead link|date=April 2019}}

Early life and education

Johnson was born in 1983 in Louisiana. He holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies and political science. Between 2006 and 2008, Johnson was a teacher in the Teach For America program. Johnson grew up in Louisiana where he attended public schools, graduating from the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts. He then attended Emory University in Atlanta, where he earned degrees in both Political Science and Environmental Studies. He later attended UNC School of Law in Chapel Hill, where he graduated with honors.^[4]

Prior to attending law school, Johnson taught at West Charlotte High School for two years through the Teach for America program, a program designed to place high-quality teachers into needs-based classrooms. As a teacher, many of his students lived in poverty and struggled with their classwork. “Through my experiences, I realized that opportunity is not available to every student in this country, and it needs to be.” ^[5]

Career

Johnson was a member of the Forsyth County Schools Board of Education in the Winston-Salem. His experience with the Teach for America program motivated him to later serve as an At-Large Board Member for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education while also working as a Corporate Counsel for an international technology company named Inmar. He held both of these positions until he began his current position as the Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2017.

Family

Mark Johnson is also a father of a daughter in one of North Carolina’s public elementary schools.{{which|date=April 2019}} [https://www.ncsuperintendent.com/about]. Johnson currently resides in Raleigh with his wife, Rachel.

Political career

In 2018, Johnson announced that he would be giving an iPad to each teacher in the state.^[6]

After Hurricane Florence hit North Carolina, Johnson worked alongside the hurricane relief effort Fast NC, which raised over $1 million to buy needed supplies for schools.^[7]

In 2019, Johnson lowered the number of questions on challenging tests that decide if a student can proceed to the next grade level. Rather than a strict “pass or fail” testing system, a personalized progress plan was developed for each student.^[8]{{dead link|date=April 2019}}

Later in 2019, Johnson supported a plan to provide all teachers with a salary increase of at least 5 percent, which would allow the average teacher salary in North Carolina to approach the median household income in North Carolina. He also proposed increase funding for textbooks and digital media.^[9]

Electoral history

References

1. ^{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/north-carolina-superintendent-of-public-instruction |title=North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Results: Mark Johnson Wins |last=The New York TImes |date=December 13, 2016}}
2. ^¹{{Cite web |url=http://www.wral.com/ousted-nc-superintendent-on-successor-how-do-i-help-an-infant-in-public-education-/16236296/ |title=Ousted NC superintendent on 33-year-old successor: 'How do I help an infant in public education?' |last=Hinchcliffe |first=Kelly |date=November 21, 2016 |website=WRAL.com}}
3. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.remarkableschoolsnc.com/about |title=About MARK |last=Elect Mark Johnson}}
4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-r-johnson-a0785356/|title=|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article114941948.html|title=|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.wral.com/superintendent-nc-k-3-teachers-getting-ipads/17752429/|title=Superintendent: NC K-3 teachers getting iPads|last=Fain|first=Travis|date=|website=https://www.wral.com/superintendent-nc-k-3-teachers-getting-ipads/17752429/|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.witn.com/content/news/-Googleorg-Donates-500000-to-FAST-NC-for-Hurricane-Relief-Efforts-503288971.html|title=Google.org Donates $500,000 to FAST NC for Hurricane Relief Efforts|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
8. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.reflector.com/Op-Ed/2019/01/19/I-m-mad-as-hell-and-I-m-not-gonna-test-it-anymore.html|title=Mad as Hell about Tests|last=Johnson|first=Mark|date=|website=http://www.reflector.com/Op-Ed/2019/01/19/I-m-mad-as-hell-and-I-m-not-gonna-test-it-anymore.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
9. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.wnct.com/news/north-carolina/-nc2030-nc-superintendent-mark-johnson-proposes-5-increase-for-teachers/1795068833|title=#NC2030: NC Superintendent Mark Johnson proposes 5% increase for teachers|last=Staff|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
10. ^{{cite web |title=11/08/2016 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE |url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=COS&contest=0 |website=North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement |publisher=North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement |accessdate=29 July 2018}}