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  "path": "/2026/05/12/missouris-top-education-official-announces-retirement-after-only-two-years-in-the-job/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-12T22:52:25.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Education",
    "Government + Politics",
    "Department of Elementary and Secondary Education",
    "DESE",
    "education",
    "K-12",
    "Karla Eslinger",
    "Mary Schrag",
    "Mike Kehoe",
    "Pamela Westbrooks-Hodge",
    "State Board of Education"
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  "textContent": "Missouri Education Commissioner Karla Eslinger will step down at the end of the month — two years after taking her position at the top of the state’s education department. She announced her retirement Tuesday afternoon in a closed session of the State Board of Education and in a note to department staff, saying she “decided […]",
  "title": "Missouri’s top education official announces retirement after only two years in the job"
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