Maryland school districts
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The Maryland Project on Sunshine Review
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This is a list of 24 of the school districts in Maryland.
- Allegany County Public Schools, Maryland
- Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Maryland
- Baltimore City Public School System
- Baltimore County Public Schools, Maryland
- Calvert County Public Schools, Maryland
- Caroline County Public Schools, Maryland
- Carroll County Public Schools, Maryland
- Cecil County Public Schools, Maryland
- Charles County Public Schools, Maryland
- Dorchester County Public Schools, Maryland
- Frederick County Public Schools, Maryland
- Garrett County Public Schools, Maryland
- Harford County Public Schools, Maryland
- Howard County Public Schools, Maryland
- Kent County Public Schools, Maryland
- Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland
- Prince George's County Public Schools, Maryland
- Queen Anne's County Public Schools, Maryland
- Saint Mary's County Public Schools, Maryland
- Somerset County Public Schools, Maryland
- Talbot County Public Schools, Maryland
- Washington County Public Schools, Maryland
- Wicomico County Public Schools, Maryland
- Worcester County Public Schools, Maryland
School funding cut
Maryland's 24 school boards may lose up to 5 percent of their local funding next year, as legislators debate ways to let county governments reduce levels of education spending.
“We’ve told our members to brace for that,” said John Woolums, director of government relations for the Maryland Association of Boards of Education.
“There’s a high probability that the legislature will provide relief for counties,” Woolums said.
Sen. Ed Kasemeyer, D-Howard and Baltimore is the majority leader who is co-chairman of the workgroup on fiscal relationships. He said changing maintenance of effort rules is the only likely legislative proposal that will come out.
In 2009, the state school board denied requests for waivers of the requirement from Montgomery, Prince George’s and Wicomico counties. Each jurisdiction said it had to cut funding due to reduced local revenues.
The school boards have no taxing authority. The county governments provide a large chunk of funding, but they have limited say over how it is spent.[1]
Charter schools
Charter Schools in Maryland can only operate with the approval of a local board of education in accordance with a written Charter Agreement developed and agreed upon by the local school board and the administrative operator of the public charter school. Just like any other public school, a charter school must comply with federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination and must also comply with applicable health and safety laws.[2]
There are currently 30 charter schools serving more than 7,200 students in six (6) counties of Maryland. These counties are: Frederick, Baltimore City, Baltimore, Prince George's, Anne Arundel and St. Mary's. Four new charters are projected to open during the 2008 school year.[3]
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