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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmembers Henry and Clarke
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Baltimore Education Coalition - Full Funding for City Schools
FOR the purpose of supporting the Baltimore Education Coalition’s Education Funding Rally in Annapolis on February 28, 2011 and urging the Baltimore City Senate and House Delegations to the Maryland General Assembly and the Governor of Maryland to restore the proposed cuts for funding to Baltimore City Schools.
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WHEREAS, the Governor’s budget for 2012 will cut more than $15 million in funding for Baltimore City Schools, causing schools to lose teachers, support staff, and after school programs and increasing the number of students in each classroom; and
WHEREAS, the Governor must change the “Thornton” education law to make these cuts and, further, proposes to make them permanent, which will mean permanent cuts to City Schools in future years; and
WHEREAS, the “Thornton” law was enacted to ensure that students receive adequate funding for a “thorough and efficient” education as guaranteed by the state Constitution, resulting in great progress in Baltimore City Schools in recent years, including the facts that our students have achieved higher proficiency on math and reading tests each year since the “Thornton” education funding law was adopted in 2002, school enrollment is growing, more students are graduating, and the rate of students ...
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