Budget Season Brings Out Passion for Schools
The schools superintendent rails against the county executive in a speech at the second budget hearing.
Hundreds of parents and teachers raised their voices in support of a fully funded school system at the Anne Arundel County budget hearing on Monday night. An estimated 800 people filled the auditorium at Old Mill High School with applause after dozens of parents testified before the County Council during the second hearing on the budget for fiscal year 2013. The County Council holds the purse strings for the school system, which takes up $572 million of the county's proposed $1.2 billion budget. Most who testified on Monday implored council members to fully fund the school budget, but had some additional projects in mind for their local schools. Some of these projects included a replacement for Edgewater Elementary, construction …
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kerry petz
4:41 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
There are many good points being made by all. Arnold Elementary School is in the same boat and have yet to figure out the best solution since there are so many issues for so many of us. In lieu of the funding fairy i agree that being modest in the upgrades could make a huge impact on costs. And if anyone knows where that fairy is please send her our way. more ›