NEBRASKA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER SUBMITS RESIGNATION

LINCOLN- Board member Jacquelyn Morrison of Omaha submitted her resignation on Sept. 6, after the board’s most recent meeting. She was elected to the board in 2020. The eight-member board oversees the Nebraska Department of Education and educational policy in the state, primarily over public K-12 schools and school districts.

Should the board accept Morrison’s resignation, as it is expected to do, Gov. Jim Pillen would appoint a successor. That must be done within 45 days, or by mid-November. Pillen’s appointee would serve the remainder of Morrison’s term, through early January. The board meets just once more this year, on Dec. 6 in Lincoln. None of the four board members whose seats are up for election this fall, including Morrison, filed to seek reelection.

The two candidates vying for Morrison’s seat on Nov. 5 are Liz Renner, a documentary filmmaker and communications professional, and LeDonna White Griffin, a former teacher and principal in Omaha Public Schools who founded and is the CEO of Leaders to Legends Academy, which supports families in private and homeschool settings.

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