Maryland’s Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education has outlined a path to create a world-class school system in Maryland. After a decade of eroding public school funding since the Great Recession, the path to achieving that vision will require
The Maryland Center on Economic Policy (MDCEP), a nonpartisan research and policy organization focused on policies that allow all Marylanders to thrive in a healthy economy, today voluntarily recognized a staff union represented by the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU),
A new report by the Maryland Center on Economic Policy (MDCEP) provides a detailed look at factors affecting the economy of Maryland’s Eastern Shore and provides community-informed recommendations for policies that would support thriving communities and bolster economic growth. Sustaining
Maryland’s sales tax is one of the most important ways we get the resources we need to create thriving communities. Bringing in nearly $5 billion per year, the sales tax funds about 11 percent of the state budget, supporting things
Maryland’s state budget inherently presents barriers to prosperity for people of color and has done so for years, according to a report issued Tuesday by a liberal think tank.
Maryland’s budget provides the clearest reflection of our priorities as a state. Choices about where we invest our shared resources can help or hinder children’s education, economic security for families and communities, and public health and safety. A new report
If elected, Jealous says he’d raise Maryland’s minimum wage from the $10.10 an hour that’s to take effect in July to $15 an hour, a proposal that’s been tossed around the statehouse for several years without much success.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2018 CONTACT: Sue Walitsky/Tim Zink (Cardin) 202-224-4524 Annaliese Davis (Hoyer) 202-225-4131 WASHINGTON – The Maryland congressional delegation, led by Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-Md.-05), today gathered for a roundtable discussion with experts from
Many Maryland public schools routinely rank among the best in the nation thanks in large part to our state’s longstanding commitment to investing in education. Looking only at per-pupil spending, like in the recent Baltimore Business Journal article “Five Maryland
Maryland Center on Economic Policy Executive Director Benjamin Orr speaks about policy choices that will drive broadly shared prosperity in Maryland on the Our Maryland podcast. Listen
