State Takeover Of Baltimore Schools Mulled

By Jessica Portner

Maryland Gov. Parris N. Glendening and Baltimore Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke are considering an arrangement that would increase the state's control over the city's public schools and boost state aid to the financially troubled district.

The tentative plan would replace Baltimore's superintendent and school board with a team of executives and a new board appointed by both city and state officials, Ronald A. Peiffer, an assistant state superintendent, said last week.

The discussions between the mayor, the governor, and state Superintendent Nancy S. Grasmick also call for the city to drop a potentially costly lawsuit challenging...