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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http://www.scribd.com/doc/173841780/Testimony-to-Md-State-Board-of-Education-12-17-2012

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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http://www.scribd.com/doc/179858187/Bill-to-Require-Md-State-Bd-of-Ed-to-Live-Stream-Video-of-its-Meetings

Here's what Maryland's education law would look like if the General Assembly enacted this bill and Governor O'Malley signed it.  

Md Education Article Re MSBE Meetings Section §2–204 Redlined to Show Proposed Changes for Public Access to... by Concussion_MCPS_Md