Maryland State lawmakers are facing mounting pressure to scale back a massive increase in education spending known as the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.
The landmark legislation pumps billions into public education, but local government officials say it’s crushing their budgets.
“We’re struggling. We’re struggling with Kirwan,” Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly told Project Baltimore. “The news isn’t good. I cannot deal with a $40 million increase in my education budget next year.”
Kirwan pumps $30 billion additional tax dollars into public education statewide over the first 10 years, and then $4 billion additional dollars every year, after that (WBFF)
At issue, is the future of public education in Maryland and how it’s funded. In 2021, lawmakers passed the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, also called the Kirwan Plan. The law pumps $30 billion additional tax dollars into public education statewide over the first 10 years and then $4 billion additional dollars every year after that.
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