During a Friday session, the Nebraska State Board of Education created priorities that focused on assessment, communication, operations and more for Education Commissioner Brian Maher.
As Matt Blomstedt s final days as Nebraska education commissioner tick down, some educators would welcome a fresh start for the department he ran for nine years.
A committee tasked with helping find a replacement for outgoing Commissioner of Education Matt Blomstedt received submissions from five firms seeking to assist in the search process.
The board president said not taking public comment was routine. But the move upset board critics who suspected politics were at play so close to Tuesday s election.
The president and vice president of the Nebraska State Board of Education said they re in no rush to revive the controversial health-education standards the board put on ice last September.