February 17th, 2023 by WCBC Radio

The Allegany County Board of Education this week approved the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future report to be submitted to the state next month.  State legislation, passed in 2021, includes an annual $3.8 billion funding increase over the next 10 years aimed to improve education in public schools. Major goals of the legislation are to improve Maryland’s early childhood, primary and secondary education to the levels of high-performing systems around the world, and establish a career ladder system for educators as they gain expertise.  ACPS Blueprint Coordinator Wendy Main provided an overview of the report which included community input received during a series of public sessions in January.  Superintendent Jeff Blank and Board president Robert Farrell thanked Main and her team for developing this first adaptation of the plan…