Kansas schools still need a CEO

It’s sad but hardly surprising that the Kansas State Board of Education is having trouble finding someone to succeed Andy Tompkins as the state’s education commissioner. After neither of two finalists could secure the needed six board votes, officials last week decided to accept more applications and signaled it could be another year before someone is on the job. Fact is, anyone with the right skills and experience will be wary about working with the state’s famously fractious board. And getting board members to agree on a new education czar will be as easy as getting them to agree on anything these days.
Posted by Rhonda Holman