ANNAPOLIS – A bill to shore up $2 billion for a landmark school reform plan survived challenges Thursday in the House of Delegates after Republicans offered amendments to dilute legislation the sponsors said is necessary to avoid a lawsuit
Terrapin Tide Hits Annapolis for Annual Appeal
ANNAPOLIS – The red attire was worth a thousand words
Delegates give backing to increased higher education funding
ANNAPOLIS – Higher education won support this week, with a task force calling for increased state aid paired with a tuition cap and an appropriations subcommittee Tuesday saying level funding of higher education’s budget is anything but
Lawmaker Works to Assure Thornton Funding
ANNAPOLIS – A powerful senator and 72 delegates are moving to assure full funding of a landmark education reform bill by abolishing a trigger that would provide about $2 billion less in education funds over four years
School Systems Sling Sales Pitch to State for Building Bucks
ANNAPOLIS – Around the State House, it’s dubbed the “beg-a-thon,” and there’s a good reason
Bill Would Leave Part of Thornton Mandates to County Judgment
ANNAPOLIS – A school reform mandate for statewide full-day kindergarten is breaking the financial backs of some school districts and should be discretionary, say nine Maryland Senate sponsors of a bill to ease the order
Ehrlich Increases School Support; Excludes $45 Million for Large Districts
ANNAPOLIS – About $45 million of a landmark education plan was excluded from the $23
Prince George’s Lawmakers Agree on School Funding, Diverge on Method
ANNAPOLIS – The 31-member Prince George’s County delegation has an eight-point legislative agenda, but only one priority: full funding of an education program that would bring $637 million to the county public schools over four years
Senate Budget Chairman Upbraids Higher Education Officials
ANNAPOLIS – The Senate budget chairman blasted University System of Maryland officials Thursday for tuition increases he compared to unapproved taxes