Maryland Educators Say Proposal Would Hurt Students
posted 4:48 pm Tue October 30, 2007 - Annapolis, Md.
Governor Martin O'Malley has suggested a budget plan that would ratchet back some funding for education promised in an education reform act known as "Thornton." The governor wants lawmakers to sign off on freezing part of the reform law that calls for schools to get more money for inflation, then phase that money in later at a lower rate. At a daylong hearing to go over O'Malley's budget plans for the special session, educators told lawmakers the O'Malley plan will shortchange students.
O'Malley's budget secretary, T. Eloise Foster, said the education trims were unavoidable.Lawmakers will comb through O'Malley's plan for the rest of the week, with more hearings scheduled to consider O'Malley's plans to raise the state sales tax, income tax and tobacco tax.
Latest Comment on Maryland Educators Say Proposal Would Hurt Students
gloria1107
4:56 pm on 10/30/07
Well, so be it - tell the students to spend more time in the classroom and library and at home. It will set me back too if my taxes are raised any more and the sales tax etc. I personally think O'Malley is a bully and is using scare tactics. I remember a good many years back when we were all told there would be a lay off but if we would take a furlough day or two then that might be avoided and save our jobs or those of our co workers. Oh my goodness yes, we would gladly take a day or two. Stinkling low down people - it was a scare tactic and we all fell for it hook, line and sinker.
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