Maryland’s public charter schools feel stifled under current state laws that keep them under the authorization and governance of local school boards, but the creation of separate charter school boards could cost taxpayers and students much more.
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State Leaders and Activists Rally for Restrictions on Corporate Political Donations
State Senator Jamie Raskin to sponsor a bill that will increase corporations’ transparency in political donations
Gov. Hogan’s Budget Affirms Spending for Roads, Education, While Details Worry Maryland Democrats
Gov. Larry Hogan’s first, $40.4 billion budget, released in detail Friday, boosts overall funding to education — though it cuts discretionary payments to some schools — and maintains planned road construction while paring back funding for Medicaid and state agencies and employees.
Gov. Hogan Says Western Maryland Will be Priority
Gov. Larry Hogan on Friday morning told a coalition from Allegany and Garrett counties that he will put the needs of Western Maryland at the top of his priority list.
Hogan Announces Budget, Touts Education as Priority
Twenty-four hours after being sworn in, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced his 2016 budget, cutting agency spending by 2 percent, but increasing funding for K-12 schools and higher ed.