Maryland Needs a New Open Government Paradigm
Op-ed published in Maryland Matters
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Category: Administrators
Anne Arundel schools block students from taking the best outsourced online courses
Op-ed published in the Capital
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Prince George’s County pension-spiking is ripping off Maryland taxpayers
Op-ed published in the Washington Examiner
Read MoreWhy does the Capital only report the top salaries for certain bargaining groups?
Comment published in the Capital
Read MoreHow much does Superintendent Arlotto earn? The Capital ain’t going to tell you
Comment published in the Capital
Read MoreOn framing the discussion of the superintendent’s new contract
Comment published in the Capital
Read MoreUnderstanding AACPS turnover
Comment published in the Capital
Read MoreThe Capital’s Under-reporting of Arlotto’s Compensation Package
Comment published in the Capital
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J.H. Snider’s MSDE Presentation on the Transparency of Teacher Salary Data
Testimony Before the Maryland State Department of Education’s Board of Education
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The Quest for Controversial Salary Statistics from the Anne Arundel Public Schools
This post is divided into two sections: Correspondence prior to the MSDE meeting on January 24,...
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The Quest for Controversial Salary Statistics from the Maryland State Department of Education
This post is divided into two sections: Correspondence prior to the MSDE meeting on January 24,...
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Good luck getting controversial but legally public compensation, email, and calendar data from AACPS
Public Information Act request to AACPS
Read MoreAACPS's perfect record in denying the public timely access to politically sensitive employee compensation data
Public Information Act correspondence from Dec. 10, 2015 to Jan. 8, 2016 seeking FY2015 AACPS employee salary data; published in eLighthouse.info
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Hell Hath No Fury like the AACPS Response to a Request for Public but Sensitive AACPS Employee Compensation Data
Public Information Act correspondence from Aug. 7, 2015 to Oct. 28, 2015 seeking AACPS employee salary data; published in eLighthouse.info
Read MoreIs the AACPS School Board Embarrassed by the Incoming Superintendent’s Compensation?
More than six weeks after the Board offered George Arlotto the superintendent position, it still has not disclosed his compensation. More than six weeks ago the Anne Arundel County Public School System (AACPS) School Board...
Read MoreExpected $2.4 Million ‘Signing Bonus’ For Chosen AACPS Superintendent
Op-ed published in Eye on Annapolis
Read MoreGetting What We Pay For: Are our school board members underpaid?
How much is a school board worth? Should we apply to the Anne Arundel County Board of Education the maxim that “you get what you pay for”? Regular school board members earn $6,000/year (the president earns $8,000/year) to...
Read MoreSchool Board Pays Maxwell $4,582/Day In July; Maryland Taxpayers Pay Perkins $410,018 Signing Bonus on Top of $249,735 Annual Salary
The Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) Board of Education has been generous to outgoing superintendent Kevin Maxwell for his last month of employment ending July 31, 2013. Excluding his health benefits and the increase...
Read MorePoll: Media Coverage of Superintendent Maxwell
Superintendent Kevin Maxwell’s last day in office is tomorrow, July 31, 2013. On August 1, 2013, he takes over the helm of the Prince George’s County Public Schools. The Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS)...
Read MoreMaxwell’s Unreported $1 Million Signing Bonus with Prince George’s County, Courtesy of Maryland Taxpayers
Prince George’s County has hired Anne Arundel County Public Schools(AACPS) Superintendent Kevin Maxwell for a reported annual salary of $290,000, a $33,000 year increase on his $257,000 current salary from AACPS. ...
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It’s the Public’s Data: Democratizing School Board Records
Op-ed published in Education Week
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‘Troublemaker’ fights secrecy in government
News article published in the Capital
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Maryland’s fake open government
Op-ed published in the Washington Post
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Democratize School Budget Data
Op-ed published in Education Week
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Public School Systems Should Post Compensation Data Online
While researching a policy paper arguing that public schools were losing an opportunity to recruit...
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Open government rhetoric versus reality
Op-ed published in the Washington Examiner
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America’s Million-Dollar Superintendents
Op-ed published in Education Week
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The Superintendent as Scapegoat
Op-ed published in Education Week
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