Green Joins Call for Hearings
Filed Friday, December 29, 2006 at 12:00 PM
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Comptroller Darlene Green has joined in the call for public hearings before any state action on St. Louis Public Schools.
“I support the community’s call for the State Department of Education to conduct a public hearing on the St. Louis public schools report,” said Green in a statement released today.
“With the School Board election just three months away, the state and the committee should consider that a change in board members may be all it takes to end the turmoil. A state takeover, on the other hand, could result in a continuation of the political controversy instead of focusing efforts on what’s best for the children”
“Any of the committee’s recommendations, short of a takeover, need broad public support to be successful. A public hearing on the issue here in St. Louis would go a long way towards doing just that,” said Green.
Last week State Rep-elect Jamilah Nasheed sent a letter to the president of the State Board of Education requesting such a public hearing.
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