Wrap: Governor Eric Greitens appointed five members to the Missouri State Board of Education. With a majority, his appointees can fire the current Education Commissioner.

Greitens' campaign paid for charter school advocate and administrator Kenneth Zeff to visit Missouri. As an advocate of expanding charter schools, the administration may want Zeff to become the new leader of Missouri education.

Three Republican leaders in Missouri's legislature wrote a letter supporting the current Commissioner of Education, Dr. Margie Vandeven. They said an attempt to fire Vandeven would divide the state and distract from other important legislation.

A closed-door board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday. Hiring and firing of state education employees is on the agenda.

Jack Morrisroe, Newsradio 1120, KMOX.

Wrap: Greitens appointed enough members to Missouri's Board of Education to have a majority, and they are now able to fire the Commissioner of Education.

Melissa Gelner was appointed to the board by Greitens in late July. In mid-September, her appointment was withdrawn and her position replaced. Gelner said hours later that she was pressed to make quote "rash leadership decisions."

Another recent appointee disagrees with the effort to fire Vandeven. John Sumners asked fellow board members to delay a decision on the Commissioner of Education and expects his appointment to also be withdrawn.

Three fellow Missouri Republicans oppose Greitens' efforts to change the board. They wrote a letter asking Greitens to quote "abandon efforts to remove Commissioner Vandeven."

Jack Morrisroe, Newsradio 1120, KMOX.

Wrap: I'm Jack Morrisroe with details about Governor Greitens' apparent efforts to fire Missouri's Commissioner of Education.