<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[LL1885]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://ladyliberty1885.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[A.P. Dillon]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://ladyliberty1885.com/author/ladyliberty1885/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Supt Atksinson&#8217;s Teacher Pay Wedding Cake Copies ESSA Compensation Tiers &#8211; #NCGA&nbsp;#NCed]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[Earlier in February, Supt. Atkinson rolled out her latest big campaign... err...  agenda item.

That item is Teacher Pay increases.

This is not a new item for Atkinson, she's repeatedly mentioned this since the legislature flipped to a  Republican majority. That's not a bug, but a feature of her narrative. 

In this blog post by Atkinson, she rolls out her 4 tier  'Wedding cake' strategy.]]></html><thumbnail_url><![CDATA[https://ladyliberty1885.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/essatiers-atkinson-vs-essa-ccdiva.jpg?w=1200&fit=440%2C330]]></thumbnail_url><thumbnail_width><![CDATA[439]]></thumbnail_width><thumbnail_height><![CDATA[193]]></thumbnail_height></oembed>