Maryland Governor Seeks $1 Billion More for Schools
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, in his first State of the State address, outlined to lawmakers an ambitious agenda for public education that includes a nearly $1 billion increase for schools and school construction, as well as a freeze in college tuition for in-state students.
But unlike the Republican incumbent he defeated, former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.—who in his 2003 freshman speech called for the creation of charter schools and for slot machines to pay for education—the newly inaugurated Democrat was quiet on new initiatives.
The lack of initiatives in Gov. O’Malley’s address last week was attributed by some to a $400 million budget shortfall for fiscal 2008 and to his difficult relationship with state schools...
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