Mount Vernon interim school superintendent battles tight budget with bold vision
Photo credit: Faye Murman | Judith Johnson, the interim Mount Vernon City School District superintendent, poses for a portrait in her office at the district's education center. (Feb. 25, 2013)
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Judith Johnson is whipped from meeting to meeting, the pace so fast she can spare just 27 minutes to talk about her vision for Mount Vernon's troubled schools. Then assistants are knocking on her door, urging her to move on.
She doesn't need to do this. Eight months ago, she was retired, with a distinguished career in education behind her. She can go back to that life of enjoyable travels...
