March 31st, 2025 by WCBC Radio

What did not happen with Maryland’s new budget is something that Governor Moore had suggested – pauses on certain parts of the multi-billion dollar Blueprint for Education. Moore had proposed delaying or cutting back portions of the plan, but House Democrats kept all spending in place.  House Minority Leader Jason Buckel argued in Annapolis that the plan is too costly for its investment return…

   

“We spend more money per pupil than most places in the United States and where are our test scores? Where are our test scores – anybody know? They ain’t that good. They ain’t that good. Let’s quit fooling ourselves that if we pay more money, we got the best schools in the country, because we don’t.”