From Watchdog.org:
While other states are finding evidence of school test score manipulation, the Texas Education Agency has managed to quash open records requests that would allow the public to investigate such a thing in this state.
In two recent open records requests, the TEA has successfully argued that the information that would make an investigation possible is not a public record.
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Read More… from Records used in other states to uncover cheating on tests not open in Texas
From Watchdog.org:
Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson has presented his initial legal argument in a fight to keep emails from his personal account private, even though he acknowledges he was discussing public business through those emails.
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From Shipman & Goodwin
Sessions during the all-day affair will focus on questions about the juxtaposition between open government and economic development. Those conference sessions will explore the fact that Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act presumes access to the public’s business and the fact that economic development negotiations can crave secrecy.
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Read More… from Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission Annual Conference—April 3, 2012
From TNReport
Local school board members can attend meetings digitally, so long as there is a physical quorum, under a plan that has passed both chambers of the Legislature.
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Read More… from Lawmakers OK Legislation Allowing Ayes, Nays Via Video at School Board Meetings
From FoxNews.com
ATLANTA – For 13 years, a Georgia woman has lived under the shadow of a child abuse investigation, though police cleared her of any wrongdoing.
The welts and bruises on her daughter's body turned out to be an allergic reaction to antibiotics. But the investigation showed up on criminal background checks, restricting her access to jobs, housing and even her daughter's school.
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Read More… from Georgia pols fight law opening criminal records even without crime
From Kentucky Open Government Blog
A bill opposed by the Kentucky Press Association that could increase secrecy at the Cabinet for Health and Family Servicesdied in a Senate committee on Tuesday then was revived minutes later in the House of Representatives.
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The Justice Department says it supports a multi-agency effort to create an online portal for Freedom of Information Act requests.
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From Open NDAA
Imagine that someone is put in charge of your personal budget, and authorizes all of your spending money for food, clothes, rent and fun. Now, imagine that person decides your budget in secret, without taking any input from you. Sounds like a terrible idea, right?
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From Daily Bulletin
Ten local school districts have been asked to provide copies of complaints of teacher misconduct and records of any actions taken as a result of such conduct.
The Public Records Act requests, sent last week by The Sun and the Daily Bulletin, follow queries sent last month to 19 school districts seeking the number of complaints of teacher misconduct in the last five years.
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