Nearly three years ago, Eddie Davis, then president of the NCAE and Democratic candidate for superintendent of public instruction, had an idea.
Davis is pitching a 10-point plan that included holding a public comment period before state education board meetings…(T. Keung Hui, “Five want to lead schools,” The News & Observer, April 19, 2008)
The fact that Mr. Davis is a Democrat didn’t bother me. I care about ideas, and he had a very good one.
Now, I am told that some are defending the State Board of Education’s decision to not allocate time during their monthly meeting for a public comment period.
Logically, other boards and commissions, such as the Wake County Board of Education, should not permit public comments either. After all, the citizens of North Carolina, like the residents of Wake County, should know that there are plenty of opportunities to be “involved in the board’s policymaking process.”
