What state Superintendent Mark Johnson has to say about Istation

Alex Granados

August 19, 2019

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What state Superintendent Mark Johnson has to say about Istation

by Alex Granados, EducationNC
August 19, 2019

					<h1>What state Superintendent Mark Johnson has to say about Istation</h1>
<p class="byline">by Alex Granados, EducationNC <br />August 19, 2019</p>
					<p>State Superintendent Mark Johnson sent the following email to teachers today, addressing the controversy over the pick of Istation to be the reading diagnostic tool used by teachers as part of Read to Achieve. See our previous reporting <a href="https://www.ednc.org/2019/07/16/dpi-documents-reveal-confusion-over-narrative-surrounding-istation-decision/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>. </p>
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<p>Part one:<img class="size-large wp-image-87271 aligncenter" src="https://www.ednc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-19-at-11.22.12-AM-1024x851.png" alt="" width="1024" height="851" /></p>
<p>Part two:</p>
<p><img class="size-large wp-image-87272 aligncenter" src="https://www.ednc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-19-at-11.22.23-AM-1024x939.png" alt="" width="1024" height="939" />Part three:</p>
<p><img class="size-large wp-image-87273 aligncenter" src="https://www.ednc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-19-at-11.22.33-AM-1024x833.png" alt="" width="1024" height="833" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/docs/statesuperintendent/legal-documents/rta-diagnostic-tool-procurement.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here for the link referenced in the document. </a></p>

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State Superintendent Mark Johnson sent the following email to teachers today, addressing the controversy over the pick of Istation to be the reading diagnostic tool used by teachers as part of Read to Achieve. See our previous reporting here.

Part one: