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…
By SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — One of Gov. Eric Greitens’ appointees to Missouri’s embattled State Board of Education resigned Thursday, opening the door for the governor to pick a replacement who could revive his efforts to oust the state’s top education official. Claudia Onate Greim’s resignation came after months of work…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is recommending that St. Louis Public Schools remain under an appointed board for another three years. The Missouri Board of Education is scheduled to vote on that recommendation on Tuesday. The Special Administrative Board has been in control of the district since 2007,…