Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Md State Bd of Ed--Don't Hide Your Light Under a Bushel, Let Public Watch Your Meetings On-Line

The Maryland State Board of Education does not
provide a live video feed of its meetings or a link at its website to recordings of previous State
Board meetings.  
In neighboring Virginia and Delaware, the state boards of education provide recordings of their meetings.    http://www.doe.k12.de.us/infosuites/ddoe/sbe/sbeaudio.shtml http://www.doe.virginia.gov/boe/meetings/index.shtml
Most local school systems in Maryland and county councils  provide live
streaming of their meetings and  recordings of previous meetings at
their website.

Last December, a parent asked the State Board to live stream their meetings. 
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On Thursday, October 31, the State Board will hold their annual retreat.  I hope they will discuss live-streaming and decide to do it. 
A parent has asked Maryland State Senator Brian Feldman as well as District 16 Delegates Susan Lee, Ariana Kelly, and Bill Frick to introduce a bill in the Maryland legislature to require the State Board to live-stream its meetings. 
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Here's what Maryland's education law would look like if the General Assembly enacted this bill and Governor O'Malley signed it.  

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