Tuesday, February 17, 2009
9:45 PM
Evers, Fernandez advance
It looks like Deputy Superintendent Tony Evers and virtual school advocate Rose Fernandez will square off in the April 7 general election for superintendent of Public Instruction.
With 74 percent of the vote in, Evers had 37 percent, or 68,814 votes, while Fernandez had 30 percent, or 55,491 votes.
Concordia professor Van Mobley was in third with 13 percent, or 23,970 votes, while National-Louis University associate professor Todd Price had 11 percent, or 21,875 votes, and Beloit Schools Superintendent Lowell Holtz had 9 percent, or 16,371 votes.
-- By JR Ross
