Untying Redistricting’s Gordian Knot
Commentary published in Maryland Matters
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Teachers’ unions share responsibility for mediocre distance education
Op-ed published in the Capital
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AACPS’s PR Operation & Censorship by PIO
Public Information Act correspondence published on eLighthouse
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Critique of General Assembly’s Latest Government Transparency Legislation
Letter-to-the-editor published in the Capital
Read MoreOn framing the discussion of the superintendent’s new contract
Comment published in the Capital
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Capital kills story on fraudulent claims concerning SBAC appointment credentials
After my Nov. 27 op-ed concerning the fraudulent claims made by AACPS and SBAC senior officials...
Read MoreAnne Arundel County Delegation Votes 8-7 to prevent SMOB Election Transparency
Short report published in eLighthouse.info
Read MoreDel. Morhaim’s Conflict of Interest in Preventing the General Assembly Email Retention Bill from Coming up for a Vote
Comments published in the Washington Post and Baltimore Sun
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J.H. Snider’s Testimony before the Maryland General Assembly on a bill creating a governemnt email retention policy for Maryland
Testimony before the General Assembly’s Health and Government Operations Committee
Read MoreComment on Excuses used by Newspapers and Elected Officials to Avoid Doing Their Jobs
Comment published in the Capital
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J.H. Snider’s testimony before the Maryland General Assembly on three bills related to AACPS governance reform
Testimony before the General Assembly’s House Ways & Means Committee
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Maryland should be truthful in reporting teacher pay
Op-ed published in the Washington Post.
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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 Maryland State Department of Education
This post is divided into two sections: Correspondence prior to the MSDE meeting on January 24,...
Read MoreWhen interpreting the Capital is like interpreting Pravda during the heyday of the Soviet Union
Comment on Capital Article
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Let’s talk about these emails
Published in the Washington Post
Read MoreAnother technique the Board of Education uses to effectively bypass the Open Meetings Act
The Board of Education has taken to using pseudo public meetings to discuss the public’s business. In this particular case, the meeting is technically open the public and there is a brief public presentation, but the rest...
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Testimony on local government officials’ dismal email practices before a joint committee of Maryland’s General Assembly
Testimony before the Maryland General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Legislative Information Technology and Open Government
Read MoreWhy the Media’s Double Standard On Clinton’s Emails?
Article published in the Huffington Post
Read MoreSurprising Disagreement: Are the seven referendums on the ballot controversial?
During the past week, the Capital reported the seven questions on this year’s ballot as though there was no controversy surrounding them. But the recommendations of the Capital, County Executive Steve Schuh, and County...
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In the Press: Education Groups Call for FCC Action on Huge Tech Resource
Cited in a front page Education Week story
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J.H. SNIDER’S TESTIMONY BEFORE THE ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY COUNCIL ON JULY 18, 2016
A few years ago County Executive John Leopold was forced from office in part for using government...
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Hogan upholds rigged election system
Gov. Larry Hogan has appointed the 2016-17 school year student member of our school board. The...
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‘Mayoral control’ best for our schools
Op-ed published in the Capital
Read MoreComment on Capital article "School board candidate interviews held amid pending lawsuit"
Comment published in the Capital
Read MoreComment on the poorly framed debate between an appointed and elected school board
Comment published in the Capital
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The SMOB Election and Riva Road’s Culture of Intimidation
Investigative report published in eLighthouse.info
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Public Information Act request and other correspondence seeking the SMOB nominating commission member names
Introductory Note: It took approximately one-month for me to get the most politically...
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SMOB Nominating Commission Members: FY2012-FY2016
Introductory Note The new election rules for the SMOB nominating commission (called an...
Read MoreLawsuits Filed by SBNC Commissioners Against the 1) State of Maryland and 2) SBNC
Republican Lawsuit Against the State of Maryland The lawsuit (which, as of the date of this posting, May 20, 2016, the Capital had not made available to the public). The Capital news article announcing the lawsuit. The Capital...
Read MoreCapital deactivates timely commenting on its article about an SBNC lawsuit
Comment published in the Capital
Read MoreComment on the narrow legal principles employed in the SBNC commissioners' lawsuit against the State of Maryland
Snider comment in the Capital
Read MoreComment on why so few candidates applied for the District 21 school board seat
Comment published in the Capital
Read MoreComment on making Maryland Government more efficient
Comment published in the Capital
Read MoreComment critiquing the Capital’s repeated pejorative use of the word "political"
Published in the Capital
Read MoreComment on Delegate Beidle's "Facts" Op-ed on the SBNC
Comments published in the Capital
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan should veto the Anne Arundel student nomination
Op-ed published in the Washington Post
Read MoreComment on the Capital’s usage of "community members" rather than "stakeholders"
Comments published in the Capital
Read MoreFact-checking the Capital’s article on the SBNC
Comment published in the Capital
Read MoreComment on Capital Article on SMOB Election (why aren't the interview panelists' names public?)
Comments published in the Capital
Read MoreCritique of the Capital's description of the newly passed SBNC legislation
Comment published in the Capital
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Comments on Governor Hogan’s Veto of Anne Arundel’s SBNC Legislation
Comments published in the Baltimore Sun, Capital, and Washington Post
Read MoreComments on Capital article on the SMOB nomination process
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Read MoreComment on Capital article announcing passage of SBNC reform bill
Comment published in the Capital
Read MoreComment on Capital article on the Governor's rapid school board pick
Comments published in the Capital
Read MoreComment in and on Capital's article "School board panel split over public discussion"
Comments published in the Capital
Read MoreComments on the Capital's framing of the Leopold trial, including the misuse of government resources for political purposes
Comments published in the Capital
Read MoreComment on “Local leaders seek diversity on school board”
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Comments on the Capital’s abysmal Sunshine Week news and editorial articles
Comments published in the Capital
Read MoreComments on Capital's editorial and op-ed critiquing the SBNC
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