Missouri should take the time to get its next education commissioner right

By: Torree Pederson

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: September 26, 2026

Words: 797

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Missouri education is entering a period of significant change. That makes the search for the state’s next Commissioner of Education more than a personnel decision. It is a decision about who will lead Missouri’s schools through some of the most consequential policy changes the state has undertaken in years.

The Missouri State Board of Education should take the time necessary to get that decision right.

Fortunately, the board has something many organizations navigating a leadership …

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