After Education Board member Bill Price received a split confirmation vote in the Senate education committee, board member Amy Ford has withdrawn her nomination.
Both Price and Ford, longtime Republican donors, were allies of former Superintendent Janet Barresi and had reportedly been at odds with new Superintendent Joy Hofmeister.
Here’s the Tulsa World’s story: http://www.tulsaworld.com/homepage3/state-board-of-education-member-out-after-public-spat-with/article_6baec763-56f7-5c39-9fa9-72c02455db5a.html