This year’s legislative session, which ended in mid-April, brought few changes to Maryland’s school funding landscape. Most school districts will see increases in state funding during the next school year, and lawmakers made minor legislative changes to keep Maryland’s education
Educating Maryland’s children is one of the most important responsibilities of our state government, and this year has tested policymakers’ commitment to providing public schools the resources they need. Responding to unprecedented fiscal challenges, Gov. Wes Moore in January proposed
When Maryland students return to school this fall, it will be the state’s second year phasing in the historic Blueprint for Maryland’s Future school funding reform. Both Gov. Moore’s budget proposal and the adopted state budget faithfully implement the Blueprint
As the 2021 legislative session nears its end, Maryland children, parents, and educators have much to celebrate.
Passage of measures being considered by the legislature would help the one in eight Maryland families that struggle to put food on the table every day. Legislation would increase the cash assistance for food, expand the school free lunch program,
Some estimates put the debt burden for Maryland’s college student borrowers as the highest in the nation, threatening not only their own economic futures, but that of the entire state. Student loan debt has become a topic of national concern
