Student members of school boards present a dangerous conflict of interest
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Letter to the editor published in the Capital
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Commentary published in Maryland Matters
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Op-ed published in the Capital
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Letter-to-the-editor published in the Capital
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Op-ed published in Maryland Matters
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Testimony Before the Maryland General Assembly
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Letter published in the Capital
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Public Information Act requests to Maryland Open Meetings Act Compliance Board
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Op-ed published in Maryland Matters
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Op-ed published in the Capital
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Letter published in the Capital
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Letter published in the Capital
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Article published in Education Next
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Op-ed published in the Washington Examiner
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Public Information Act correspondence with the Anne Arundel County Public Schools
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Public Information Act correspondence with the Anne Arundel Community College
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Letter-to-the-editor published in the Capital
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Op-ed published in the Capital
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Public Information Act correspondence published on eLighthouse
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Letter-to-the-editor published in the Capital
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Testimony Before the Maryland General Assembly
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Op-ed published in The Hechinger Report
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Letter-to-the-editor published in the Capital
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Letter-to-the-editor published in the Capital
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Op-ed published in the Washington Post
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Comment published in Education Week
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Letter-to-the-editor published in the Capital
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Op-ed published in the Washington Post
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Letter-to-editor published in the Capital
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Testimony published on eLighthouse
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Published on eLighthouse
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Comment published on eLighthouse
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Op-ed published in The Capital
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Comment published on eLighthouse
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Testimony published on eLighthouse
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Op-ed published in the Washington Examiner
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Published on eLighthouse
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Letter published in the Capital
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Comment published on eLighthouse
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Letter published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Published in eLighthouse.info
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital.
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Testimony published in eLighthouse
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Comment published in the Capital
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After my Nov. 27 op-ed concerning the fraudulent claims made by AACPS and SBAC senior officials...
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Comment published in the Capital
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Op-ed published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Op-ed published in the Capital
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Public Testimony of J.H. Snider Before the Anne Arundel School Board Appointment Commission...
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Comment published in the Capital
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Addendum: When I filed this complaint, I did not know that the Public Information Act ombudsman...
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment Published in the Capital
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Comment Published in the Capital
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Testimony before the School Board Appointment Commission of Anne Arundel County
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Published in Hechinger Report
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Testimony before the School Board Appointment Commission of Anne Arundel County
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comments published in the Capital
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Comments published in Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Published in eLighthouse.info
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Comment published in the Capital
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Excerpt published in the Capital
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Published in the Washington Examiner
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Published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comments published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Short report published in eLighthouse.info
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Comments published in the Capital
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Comments published in the Washington Post and Baltimore Sun
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Testimony before the General Assembly’s Health and Government Operations Committee
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Comment published in the Capital
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Testimony before the General Assembly’s House Ways & Means Committee
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Op-ed published in the Washington Post.
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Washington Post
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Comment published in the Capital
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Testimony Before the Maryland State Department of Education’s Board of Education
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This post is divided into two sections: Correspondence prior to the MSDE meeting on January 24,...
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This post is divided into two sections: Correspondence prior to the MSDE meeting on January 24,...
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment on Capital Article
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Published in the Washington Post
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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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Public Information Act request to AACPS
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Testimony before the Maryland General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Legislative Information Technology and Open Government
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Article published in the Huffington Post
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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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Cited in a front page Education Week story
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Published in the Washington Post
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Published in the Capital
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Testimony Before the Anne Arundel Education Subcommittee of Maryland’s General Assembly
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A few years ago County Executive John Leopold was forced from office in part for using government...
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Gov. Larry Hogan has appointed the 2016-17 school year student member of our school board. The...
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Op-ed published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Investigative report published in eLighthouse.info
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Introductory Note: It took approximately one-month for me to get the most politically...
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Introductory Note The new election rules for the SMOB nominating commission (called an...
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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...
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Comment published in the Capital
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Snider comment in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Published in the Capital
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Comments published in the Capital
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Op-ed published in the Washington Post
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Comments published in the Capital
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Comments published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comments published in the Baltimore Sun, Capital, and Washington Post
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Comments published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comments published in the Capital
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Comments published in the Capital
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Public testimony published in eLighthouse.info
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Public Information Act correspondence from Aug. 7, 2015 to March 11, 2016 seeking FY2015 AACPS employee salary data; published in eLighthouse.info
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Citation and Comments published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Testimony before the Maryland General Assembly’s Government Operations Committee
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Comment published in the Baltimore Sun
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Coverage published in the Maryland Reporter
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Commentary published in the Capital
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Op-ed published in eLighthouse.info
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Comments published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Letter-to-the-editor published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Public testimony published in eLighthouse.info
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Op-ed published in the Medium
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Comment on editorial published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Cited in news article published in the Capital
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Public testimony published by Maryland General Assembly
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Published in eLighthouse.info
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Comment published in the Capital
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With AACPS, the public record keeping is Orwellian in that “public documents” that...
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Comment published in the Capital
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Op-ed published in the local opinions section of the Washington Post
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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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Comment published in the Capital
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Reply comments responding to comments published in the Capital
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Public testimony published in eLighthouse.info
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Op-ed published in the State Journal-Register
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Comment on news article published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Op-ed published in The Hill
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Op-ed published in the Times Union (NY)
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Comment on op-ed published in the Capital
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Op-ed published in the Sun Sentinel (FL)
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Comment on news article published in the Capital
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Public Information Act correspondence with the SBNC from June 5, 2015 to November 12, 2015 published in eLighthouse.info
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Public Information Act correspondence from Aug. 7, 2015 to Oct. 28, 2015 seeking AACPS employee salary data; published in eLighthouse.info
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Comment published in the Capital
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Reader comments published in the Baltimore Sun and Washington Post
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Comment published in the Capital
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Reader comment in Frederick News-Post
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Comments published in the Capital
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Comments published in the Capital
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Comment published in the Capital
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Testimony before Maryland’s Redistricting Reform Commission, Laurel, Maryland, October 13, 2015, published in eLighthouse.info
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Comments published in the Capital
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Published in eLighthouse.info
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Op-ed published in the Albany Times-Union
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Published as commentary in eLighthouse.info
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Cite published in the Capital
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Testimony Before the SBNC on June 24, 2015 published in eLighthouse.info
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Op-ed published in the Gotham Gazette (NY)
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Testimony before the Anne Arundel County Council on May 18, 2015 published in eLighthouse.info
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Special report published in eLighthouse.info
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This satire compares AACPS’s and Hillary Clinton’s email retention policies (Hint: Clinton’s compares favorably.); published in eLighthouse.info
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Op-ed published in the Baltimore Sun
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Commentary published in the Anne Arundel Patch
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Article published in eLighthouse.info
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Op-ed published in the Capital
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Op-ed published in Watchdog Wire
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Op-ed published in the Capital
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Op-ed published in the Capital
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Op-ed published in the Warwick Beacon
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Op-ed published in the Providence Journal
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Op-ed published in the Valley Breeze
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Op-ed (a satire on the current debate on whether to call a state concon) published in the GoLocalProv
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In the Internet Age, Rhode Island style voter information handbooks have become a First Amendment archaism, in the way the government-imposed Fairness Doctrine became after Americans got access to dozens of TV channels. It has...
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In another case of the fox guarding the chicken coop, Rhode Island’s bipartisan preparatory commission has been a failed experiment in explaining to the public the advantages of constitutional convention over...
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Op-ed published in Watchdog Wire
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Maryland’s absentee voting technology for the June 24 statewide primary assumes U.S. Post Office skills and resources that the newest generation of young voters not only lack but are not anxious to acquire. My son, a rising...
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MDTA service compares to failed Maryland health exchange. One day in late May 2014, my wife drove back to Maryland from Connecticut through seven toll booths that use E-ZPass: two in New York, three in New Jersey, one in...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jun 13, 2014 |
Rhode Island’s campaign finance disclosure law explains its purpose in high-minded democratic terms: “the source of political spending is vital information for voters,” as it “allows voters to properly weigh speakers and...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jun 5, 2014 |
To select a new school board member by July 1, the Governor will have to claim emergency appointment powers despite no emergency. There is usually nothing more predictable and unexciting in Anne Arundel County politics than the...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | May 29, 2014 |
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 MorePosted by J.H. Snider | May 5, 2014 |
Since January 2008, Landmark Media has been trying to cash out its investment in the Capital-Gazette, but could not get the price it wanted. Finally, on May 1, 2014, more than 2,000 days since it was placed on the market,...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Apr 6, 2014 |
Op-ed published in Eye on Annapolis
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Mar 21, 2014 |
This November, Rhode Islanders will vote on whether to convene a constitutional convention. Throughout most of American history, state constitutional conventions were a regular occurrence. But not one has been approved during...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Mar 15, 2014 |
We have recently observed Russia’s “democratic” takeover of Crimea. As a democratically elected Crimean parliament holds a democratic referendum to join Russia, the stage-managing has been superb. However, AACPS has...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Mar 2, 2014 |
Members of our Board of Education love to pretend that they are above politics; that such behavior is reserved for County Council, General Assembly, and other public officials. As for themselves, they claim all they care about...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Feb 11, 2014 |
In January 2013, a local court convicted former County Executive John Leopold on two counts of misconduct in office. In addition to requiring him to serve jail time, it banned him from running for elective office for five...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Feb 2, 2014 |
Last Wednesday the Maryland Senate’s Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee held hearings on two bills to create a more democratically accountable system for selecting school board members in Anne Arundel County. ...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jan 20, 2014 |
Campaign finance articles are a staple of good journalism, as campaign contributions may signal to the public more credibly than campaign promises the type of interests a politician will represent once in office. But good...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jan 10, 2014 |
Yesterday the Capital ran a story on the results of the superintendent survey designed to elicit feedback on the characteristics the public wants in its next public schools superintendent. From November 22 to December 12,...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Dec 17, 2013 |
Snider, J.H., The public, not the courts, should decide, Baltimore Sun, December 16, 2013. In countries such as Russia and Iran, the public can vote in elections, but the elections are often viewed as less than fully democratic...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Nov 24, 2013 |
Last summer the Capital criticized AACPS for a lack of public involvement in the interim superintendent search (see Capital-Gazette Takes On AACPS ). AACPS promised to address that issue in its search for the next fulltime...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Sep 2, 2013 |
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 MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Aug 11, 2013 |
In the last few weeks, the Capital-Gazette ( Capital ) has flipped from years of mindlessly repeating AACPS talking points to a critical stance, including a news story with multiple, competing sources. How well did it do?...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Aug 2, 2013 |
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 MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jul 30, 2013 |
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 MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jul 27, 2013 |
After more than seven years at the helm of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS), Superintendent Kevin Maxwell will resign and become head of the Prince George’s County public schools, effective August 1, 2013. What is...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jul 21, 2013 |
My Ph.D. is in the field of political communications, and I’ve worked in various capacities covering media policy, including as an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow in Communications and Public Policy,...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jul 13, 2013 |
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. ...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jun 29, 2013 |
In the next few days, Governor O’Malley will reappoint two incumbents, Andrew C. Pruski (Board President) and Teresa Milio Birge (Board Vice President), to the Anne Arundel County Public School System (AACPS) Board of...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jun 27, 2013 |
Op-ed published in Eye On Annapolis
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | May 21, 2013 |
This year the School Board Nominating Commission (SBNC) of Anne Arundel County must nominate candidates for two seats on the Anne Arundel County Board of Education. Candidate applications are due by the close of the business...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Mar 15, 2013 |
Have you observed how a politician often answers a reporter’s question that he doesn’t want to answer? Instead of truthfully replying that he doesn’t want to answer the question, he may pretend to answer the question while in...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jan 29, 2013 |
Source: Snider, J.H., The Leopold case: bad behavior, vague crimes, Baltimore Sun, January 29, 2013. This type of conduct is common among elected officials, but the applicable rules are ambiguous and rarely enforced. Circuit...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jan 4, 2013 |
Snider, J.H., In the Dark About Early School Buses, Education Week, January 4, 2013. Lots of apps,...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Nov 5, 2012 |
Some vote counting scandals receive front page news coverage and shock the world; others remain invisible. Such is the difference between Florida’s 2000 presidential election and Maryland’s 2010 referendum to convene a state...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Oct 30, 2012 |
Three school board candidates are on the Nov. 6 ballot. In 2007, Maryland’s General Assembly created a new system for selecting school board members in Anne Arundel County. An 11 member commission would nominate at least two...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Oct 18, 2012 |
Spending exceeds not only all previous ballot questions but all previous ballot items of any kind, including gubernatorial elections. According to data compiled by iSolon.org and VotersEdge.org from the Maryland State Board of...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Sep 23, 2012 |
Legislature applies different interpretations according to its self-interest. What type of majority is necessary to approve Maryland’s Nov. 6 ballot referendum to expand gambling? Maryland’s Constitution says:...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Aug 31, 2012 |
At long last, the Anne Arundel County Board of Education enters the YouTube age. In February 2009, Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) began broadcasting select Board of Education (BOE) meetings covered under the Maryland...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jul 19, 2012 |
Website omits allowing constituents to easily track the roll call votes of their representatives. On July 18, 2012, the Maryland General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Transparency and Open Government released a beta version of...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jun 9, 2012 |
AACPS.net was a blog focusing on coverage of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools; specifically its core democratic institutions: the Anne Arundel County School Board Nominating Commission and Anne Arundel Countywide Citizen...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jun 8, 2012 |
The Governor will choose among the nominees by July 1. This year the Anne Arundel School Board Nominating Commission (SBNC) had to fill two Board of Education (BOE) seats, one at-large and one representing Legislative District...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | May 9, 2012 |
Anne Arundel County’s School Board Nominating Commission receives applications for the two open seats on the Board of Education. The Governor must choose among the candidates by July 1, 2012. This year the Anne Arundel...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Apr 5, 2012 |
Maryland’s Constitution mandates a referendum every twenty years on whether to call a constitutional convention. This mandate is an extension of article 1 of the Declaration of Rights, which provides that the people of the state...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Mar 29, 2012 |
Op-ed published in the Washington Examiner
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Mar 19, 2012 |
Maryland’s Congressional and General Assembly gerrymanders greatly differed in the press coverage they received. Does that mean the General Assembly gerrymanders were less of an outrage? Every 10 years Maryland state...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Mar 11, 2012 |
Source: Snider, J.H., Here’s why Maryland politicos must convene a constitutional...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Feb 28, 2012 |
Governor O’Malley appoints commissioners for new four year terms; commissioners will accept applications until April 27, 2012 for two school board seats, one in District 21, the other at-large. On the evening of Feb. 22,...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Feb 10, 2012 |
The U.S. Constitution mandates that states redraw their political districts every decade, based on the latest population census data. Maryland’s General Assembly is currently considering new districts for itself. Maryland’s...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jan 18, 2012 |
Majority voted in favor of con-con in 2010, yet it hasn’t been convened. Many laws aren’t enforced, including requirements that you pay payroll tax for baby sitters and clean your sidewalk after a snowstorm. But...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jan 7, 2012 |
The Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Committee has released its legislative plan. Its prior Congressional redistricting plan was a partisan gerrymander; this one is a pro-incumbent gerrymander. The U.S. Constitution mandates...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Aug 10, 2011 |
Should voters pick their reps or vice versa? Since reps get to do the picking, Snider calls on the Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Committee to make its process more transparent and accountable. On Aug. 30, 2011, I...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jun 15, 2011 |
Citizen comments briefly published on AACPS website
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jun 1, 2011 |
Governor expected to make decision on nominees by July 1, 2011; bombshell announced in closing remarks at May 17 meeting. During the last four years I have closely followed the development and implementation of the Anne Arundel...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | May 4, 2011 |
To Whom It May Concern: Setting aside the question of what one might think about the substance of the Board’s proposed CAC regulations, they do have the advantage of honesty. Under the previous regulations, the Board and...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Mar 19, 2011 |
SBNC reform bill dies in the Maryland General Assembly The Capital reports that the Maryland legislature has rejected a bill to codify the laws regarding the SBNC and to add some electoral features to the school board selection...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Feb 24, 2011 |
[This is a compendium of Jim Snider’s periodic messages to Anne Arundel Countywide CAC...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jan 4, 2011 |
On Oct. 28, Tom Frank, chair of Anne Arundel County’s Countywide Citizen Advisory Committee, resigned. “I was under the impression that the role of the CAC was to meet with a representative of each school, other...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Nov 14, 2010 |
In an Oct. 21 gubernatorial debate with Republican challenger Robert Ehrlich, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley was asked if he supported convening a constitutional convention – a “con-con” – in...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Oct 12, 2010 |
2010 marks a historic year for state constitutional conventions (con-cons). On November 2, 2010, four states (Maryland, Michigan, Montana, and Iowa) have referendums on the ballot asking voters whether they want to convene a...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Sep 22, 2010 |
Could this be the year when the anti-incumbent mood in Maryland results in legislative term limits? If so, there is only one way it could happen: via the statewide ballot item on Nov. 2 to convene a state constitutional...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jun 14, 2010 |
Op-ed published in Education Week
Read MorePosted by In The News | May 30, 2010 |
News article published in the Capital
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | May 23, 2010 |
Introduction & Summary On May 11 and 12, the Anne Arundel School Board Nominating Commission (SBNC) interviewed candidates for District 30 and District 31. On May 17 the SBNC heard testimony on behalf of the candidates and...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | May 9, 2010 |
Since my last School Board Nominating Commission (SBNC) update, there have been three major events: 1) The candidate application deadline passed (April 30) 2) Two field hearings were held (April 12 and April 19)...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Apr 18, 2010 |
Op-ed published in the Washington Post
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Mar 4, 2010 |
The Anne Arundel County School Board Nominating Commission (SBNC) met to discuss administrative matters on Monday, March 1 at the Anne Arundel Community College. Attendance Ten of the eleven commissioners were present. ...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jan 27, 2010 |
On Monday, January 25 the SBNC met. Eight of the eleven SBNC commissioners showed up as well as six audience members, including myself, the Capital reporter, a school board member, and two potential candidates. The first order...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jan 19, 2010 |
The first meeting of the School Board Nominating Commission of Anne Arundel County (SBNC) for the 2010 election cycle will take place on Monday, January 25, at 7:00 pm at Anne Arundel Community College, West Campus (Arnold) in...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jan 8, 2010 |
Voters in November will have a rare opportunity to shape the state’s constitution. This November, Marylanders will have a once-in-a-generation chance to shake up the political process. Yet few know about it, and even fewer...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Oct 21, 2009 |
[Note: On October 21, 2008, this post was emailed to all elected officials representing Anne Arundel County in the Maryland legislature and in the Anne Arundel County Council] Dear Anne Arundel County Elected Official: It has...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jul 29, 2009 |
On the evenings of July 28 and July 29, the Anne Arundel School Board Nominating Commission (SBNC) met to seek a replacement for the seat vacated by former school board member Tricia Johnson. On July 14, the SBNC announced it...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jul 14, 2009 |
As you probably know by now, school board member Tricia Johnson has been appointed to the County Council, thus opening up a seat on the school board for a 4 year term. The School Board Nominating Commission (SBNC) has announced...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | May 27, 2009 |
Concerning the May 10 guest column in the Capital expressing adulation for the Anne Arundel County School Board Nominating Commission, I have never been able to figure out the Capital’s conflict of interest disclosure policy....
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | May 20, 2009 |
Op-ed published in Education Week
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Apr 30, 2009 |
As many of you undoubtedly know by now, the Anne Arundel County School Board Nominating Commission (SBNC) on May 27 nominated three candidates for the School Board. Ten candidates initially applied for the position, two dropped...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Apr 7, 2009 |
The School Board Nominating Commission’s deadline for candidate applications to serve on the AACPS Board of Education was April 1. As you probably know by now, ten people applied for the position: Shaun M. Brady of Davidsonville...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Mar 18, 2009 |
While researching a policy paper arguing that public schools were losing an opportunity to recruit...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Mar 16, 2009 |
Op-ed published in the Washington Examiner
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Feb 8, 2009 |
Op-ed published in the Washington Post
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jan 25, 2009 |
The School Board Nominating Commission of Anne Arundel County will hold field hearings “to solicit the public’s opinion on education issues facing their specific district, the Commission’s process and procedures, and...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jan 24, 2009 |
[Note: On January 24, 2009 this post was emailed to all elected officials representing Anne Arundel County in the Maryland legislature and in the Anne Arundel County Council] Dear Anne Arundel County Elected Official: On October...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jan 6, 2009 |
SBNC UPDATE On January 12, 2009 at 7:00 pm, the School Board Nominating Commission (SBNC) will hold its third meeting of the coming appointment cycle for the AACPS Board of Education. The SBNC uses these low profile hearings to...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jun 18, 2008 |
Blog post published in Citizens for an Accountable School Board
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | May 12, 2008 |
Blog post published in Citizens for an Accountable School Board
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Apr 13, 2008 |
Blog post published in Citizens for an Accountable School Board
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Mar 25, 2008 |
The following are my reflections on key developments concerning the School Board Nominating Commission (SBNC) that have occurred since February 20, 2008. These include the second meeting of the SBNC, the SBNC’s publicly released...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Mar 18, 2008 |
Post published in MyAACPS.net
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Feb 20, 2008 |
School board nominating process taking shape No limits on number of candidates sent to governor By ELISABETH HULETTE, Staff Writer Published February 21, 2008 The new committee that will select county school board members is...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Feb 16, 2008 |
Today I filed a complaint with Maryland’s Open Meetings Compliance Board concerning the Anne Arundel County School Board Nominating Commission. The Commission is subject to the Open Meetings Act and discussing the bylaws of the...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jan 23, 2008 |
Blog post published in Citizens for an Accountable School Board
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Nov 6, 2007 |
Newspaper: Capital Title: Officials name school appointees Date: November 6, 2007 ANNAPOLIS – Officials yesterday announced the appointments to the county’s first School Board Nominating Commission, part of a...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Apr 24, 2007 |
On April 9, the school board reform bill passed through the legislature with virtually no opposition. Capturing what I believe was the general sentiment of the Anne Arundel delegation to the General Assembly, the Capital...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Apr 3, 2007 |
In the last few weeks, legislation on school board reform moved quickly. On Thursday, March 22, the Senate approved SB324 and the House held a public hearing on HB1114. On Saturday, March 24, an amendment to the House bill was...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Mar 22, 2007 |
This afternoon I attended the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on HB1114, the bill to change Anne Arundel County’s system of appointing school board members. The event was labeled a “hearing” on the Maryland General...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Mar 16, 2007 |
Yesterday the Washington Post ran a news report on the school board reform passed by our Maryland Senate delegation and currently being considered by our House delegation. The headline reads: “School Board Bill: No Election, but...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Dec 11, 2006 |
Op-ed published in Education Week
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jan 10, 2006 |
Op-ed published in Education Week
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jul 27, 2003 |
Op-ed published in the Capital
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Dec 29, 2002 |
Op-ed published in the Capital
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Jan 9, 2002 |
Op-ed published in Education Week
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Dec 15, 2001 |
[Presented to a meeting of a Congressional caucus concerned with continuity of government after 9/11] Good afternoon. I’d like to take my time with you this afternoon to outline some of the pros and cons of creating an...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | Apr 12, 2001 |
WASHINGTON – The National Governors Association reported recently that the annual cost to society of traffic gridlock is $72 billion in wasted time and fuel as well as 4.3 billion hours stuck in traffic. And gridlock is...
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | May 15, 1996 |
Published in USA Today
Read MorePosted by J.H. Snider | May 1, 1996 |
Title: Education wars: the battle over information-age technology Authors: Snider, James H. Source: The Futurist. May-June, 1996, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p24, 5 p. photograph Publisher Information: World Future Society Publication...
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