By Frank Morris, KCUR
Kansas City, MO – Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt has appointed another supporter of school vouchers to the State Board of Education.
Rev. Stanley Archie is pastor at a small store-front church in Mid-town Kansas City, and president of the Kansas City Leadership Federation, and sits on the board of a charter school.
Blunt spokesman Brian Hauswirth says Archie is well qualified for the 8-year appointment: "He's a Democrat, he's willing to ask tough questions, impeccable integrity - He's accepted Jesus Christ as his lord and savior, and he's very, very, very committed to his relationship with Jesus."
Hauswirth says Archie is open to idea of school vouchers, though he insists Governor Blunt does not support them.
Last month, Blunt appointed another voucher advocate to the board - Donayle E. Whitmore-Smith, of St. Louis. Both appointments are subject to Missouri Senate approval.