From the office of state Sen. Barry Glassman:
The Maryland House of Delegates reduced Harford’s additional $2 million disparity grant yesterday down to $935,000. Senator Glassman who had managed on the first version of the Budget Bill to restore some of Harford County’s education formula losses opposes the final version of the Budget Bill based on the House’s failure to maintain the educational grant. Harford County will still lose a total of $3.1 million in local educational funds in the conference report.
“We cannot continue to punish rural counties in these formulas which are eventually going to force huge shortfalls in local funding” said Glassman. Glassman was hoping to use disparity grants until the formula could be reviewed. The education formula is due for review and adjustment in FY2014.
We live in Maryland. Land of payback and only the strong survive. FOX 45 news coverstory – Maryland Govt limits Freedom if Information Act Requests with fees – some as high as $275 an hour for lawyers to research requests. We live in a crooked and verging on wicked state.
Mary-Dulany James is to blame for this. She was on the House negotiation team. Before the negotiation Harford County Schools got back $2 million of its losses, after the negotiation we only got back $935,000.
False. This is a disparity grant. Delegate James got money that is not related to the disparity grant.
We all know the reason why funding was cut short, this is a Republican run county and O’Taxme and his minions are not giving us anything extra, period.
Wake up people as the good Senator had nothing to do with the amendment for additional funding.