JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven is resigning effective July 1, 2024. She informed State Board of Education members during their meeting this morning. Vandeven served as commissioner from 2015 to 2017, then returned to the position in 2019.
Dr. Vandeven has over 30 years of experience, including seven years in Missouri’s top educational position. That position comes with one of the highest salaries in the state. She oversees the state’s approximately 900,000 public school students.
“Serving as Commissioner of Education for the great state of Missouri has been the honor and the opportunity of a lifetime,” states Commissioner Vandeven.
The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.
(Story by Joe Millitzer, ozarksfirst.com)
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