Funding saved for BOOST non-public school scholarships
Maryland lawmakers came to an agreement Friday afternoon over a popular scholarship for non-public school students that faced cuts this legislative session.
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Maryland lawmakers came to an agreement Friday afternoon over a popular scholarship for non-public school students that faced cuts this legislative session.
The Maryland Senate voted Thursday to keep in place $10 million in the state budget to support a non-public school scholarship program.
Civil rights attorneys say they haven’t ruled out appealing a Maryland court’s ruling this month in a decades-old lawsuit over the state’s funding for Baltimore City schools.
Senate President Bill Ferguson expressed that he has struggled with Gov. Wes Moore's proposal to reduce funding for a scholarship program that sends students from families with low incomes to private and parochial schools.
Senate President Bill Ferguson expressed that he has struggled with Gov. Wes Moore's proposal to reduce funding for a scholarship program that sends students from families with low incomes to private and parochial schools.