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Fired Missouri Education Commissioner Rehired

Home - Local, Home Slider FeatureBy News November 20, 2018 Leave a comment

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s former top K-12 education official has been rehired after being fired last year. The State Board of Education on Tuesday announced Margie Vandeven will once again be education commissioner. Vandeven was fired last year after former Gov. Eric Greitens stacked the State Board of Education with his appointees, who forced…

Amended Lawsuit Seeks To Overturn Vandeven’s Firing

Home - Local, Home Slider FeatureBy News January 17, 2018 Leave a comment

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Citing new testimony from a state school board member, a Springfield teacher is asking a judge to overturn the Missouri Board of Education’s controversial removal of former Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven. Teacher Laurie Sullivan filed a lawsuit in November accusing the board of violating the state’s open meetings law before…