From Harford County government: Today Harford County Executive David R. Craig proposed an Operating and Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2015 with no increase in tax rates and that is 9.8 percent smaller than last year’s budget overall. While the General Fund budget decreases by 1.8 percent, funding for the Board of Education, the Sheriff’s […]
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Harford County Board of Education District F Candidates Weigh In on Issues, Personal Experience, Board Decisions
With school board elections on the horizon, The Dagger invited all Harford County school board candidates to answer the same three questions designed to help voters in each council district evaluate their choices. Candidates were told that once responses were received from all participants they would be published by district, with answers unabridged to let […]
Sen. Glassman Updates Landmark Volunteer Fire and Rescue Support Legislation
From the office of Sen. Barry Glassman: Senator Barry Glassman, (R) 35, Harford County, has introduced legislation to modernize a landmark program named after one of his Harford County predecessors, Senator William H. Amoss. The Senator William H. Amoss Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance 508 Fund provides grants to local jurisdictions for the purchase of volunteer […]
Slutzky: “In the 10 Years I Have Served on the Harford County Council, No Board of Education Operational Budget Funding Requested by the County Executive Has Ever Been Cut”
The following public comments were delivered by Harford County Council Vice-President Richard Slutzky to the Board of Education at a Board meeting held Monday evening. A copy of Mr. Slutzky’s comments was provided to The Dagger for publication. I am speaking this evening as Council Vice-President and Education Liaison to the Board of Education. I […]
Harford Executive and Gubernatorial Candidate Craig: Teachers Union Asked Board of Ed to Cut 250 More Jobs to Fund Pay Increase
Part II of The Dagger’s interview with David Craig focuses on a topic raised by the county executive himself, the controversy over county funding for Harford County Public Schools for the fiscal year 2014 – a year that began on July 1. As a reminder, the school board had requested an increase of $22.6 million […]
Harford Executive and Gubernatorial Candidate Craig: Adopting Common Core State Standards Was a “Great Mistake”
In a recent interview focused on education, gubernatorial candidate and Harford County Executive David Craig said that Maryland’s adoption of the Common Core State Standards wasn’t simply a mistake, it was a “great mistake”; ditto for statewide tests and education funding required under the state’s maintenance of effort law (“ridiculous”, both). And don’t get the […]
County Executive Craig Lambasted During Council Budget Hearing; Blamed for “Desperate Situation” in Harford Schools
Teachers gave a standing ovation to the school board member who pled for more education funding at a Harford County Council budget hearing Thursday, and lambasted County Executive David Craig, blaming him for creating a “desperate situation” in Harford County Public Schools. The occasion for teachers’ disparate reactions was a public hearing held by the […]
County Executive Craig: “Proposed FY 2014 Operating and Capital Budgets are One of the Leanest Budgets My Administration has Prepared during My Term in Office”
From Harford County government: The Proposed FY 2014 Budget for Harford County On April 15, 2013, in accordance with the Charter of Harford County, I submitted the proposed FY 2014 budget to President Billy Boniface and the Harford County Council. The budget reflects a balanced approach to governing, the realities of a fragile economy and […]
