Transparency is a key element that builds trust. Confidence is facilitated when the public is told the whole truth regarding the management of local governments.
A lesson on how a lack of transparency inhibits trust in institutions is offered by the Mill Valley School District.
Last week, the district released a statement that Superintendent Kimberly Berman and the board “mutually agreed” upon a decision that Berman would leave at the end of this school year. So far, Berman has not...