Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Education Nonprofit hires former education commissioner Ken James
Posted By Max Brantley on Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 6:23 AM
He succeeds Tommie Sue Anthony, who's retiring. According to the group's most recent publicly available tax return, in 2011, Anthony was paid $115,000. James had been a member of the board of directors of the group, whose support comes primarily from government agencies.
UPDATE: James will be making $125,000, says Jim Argue, chair of the board.
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