O'MALLEY TO MAKE POLICY ANNOUNCEMENT ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN BALTIMORE

Will also join hundreds of Women for O'Malley-Brown-Mikulski in Baltimore for a rally

Baltimore, MD --Today, Governor O'Malley will make a policy announcement building on his commitment to advancing and protecting the needs of every child through early childhood education. 

Over the past four years, Governor O'Malley made record investments in our public schools to help build the number one ranked school system in the country.  He set big goals to reduce infant mortality 10% by the end of 2012 and under his leadership, Maryland is on track to become the first state in the country to end childhood hunger within its borders.

Governor O'Malley increased investment in the Infants and Toddlers program by 71% which facilitated a 50% increase since 2003 in the number of children receiving much needed treatment for developmental disabilities.  But while progress has been made, Governor O'Malley knows that more needs to be done.  Tomorrow's announcement will highlight a plan to continue moving Maryland forward.

Tomorrow, Governor O'Malley will also join Lt. Governor Brown and Senator Barbara Mikulski for the last of three 1,000 Women for O'Malley-Brown-Mikulski rallies.  The excitement at these events has been great and is a true indication of the momentum the O'Malley-Brown-Mikulski team has moving forward.